Bug#621833: System users: removing them

[sean finney <seanius@seanius.net>]

Hi all,

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 02:25:36AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> I agree that the accounts should not be deleted, but that the packages
> should still be responsible for certain forms of cleanup:
> 
>  - removing the user home directory (on purge?)
>  - locking the account
>  - (optional) scanning the filesystem to clean up any other files owned by
>    the user

For locking the account, I think it could be problematic if you have some
kind of central account management system (i.e. LDAP/AD), and you don't
want to lock it globally.


	sean