Bug#985815: RFS: usermanager/1.0.74+git20210323-1 [ITP] -- Graphical user manager

[Gürkan Myczko <gurkan@phys.ethz.ch>]

Hi Matthew,

> FWIW, upstream seem to have an intent to resolve this,
> https://github.com/xen0vas/UserManager/issues/16:
>
>     Application usage from users with limited privileges
>       - Implement setuid access with privilege control
>
>     xen0vas commented on Jun 27, 2020
>
>     Application usage from users with limited privileges in order to be 
> able to
>     use UserManager for changing passwords and have limited access. The
>     implementation includes setuid setgid privilege checks as well as 
> dropping
>     and restoring privileges as needed due to elevated functionality 
> when
>     changing passwords and accessing system files.
>
> Gürkan, maybe you could work with them to deal with this prior to 
> packaging?

Good find the issue/16, let's see what happens.

Maybe upstream can fix it altogether himself or with your help? :)

Ah I forgot to answer kbs question about the audience and why the GUI is
maybe useful/needed:

it's users, and the GUI allows for detailed settings like expiry etc, 
without
doing it wrong (syntax) or reading up on it in manual pages.

I was thinking of this:
https://wiki.debian.org/SmallOrganisationServer