Bug#679751: Lintian now detect package pointing to /home
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES
<roucaries.bastien@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES
> <roucaries.bastien@gmail.com> wrote:
>> control: block -1 by 793613
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Lintian now detect script creating user pointing to /home.
>>
>>
>> Could you also document that new added user should have an /home
>> directory or /dev/null
>>
>>
>> Ntp pass wrongfully also the --no-create-home flag, this should be
>> documented as a not to do.
>>
>> With my lintian maint hat, I will like this issue get more guidance in policy
>>
>> Bastien
> After a chat under #debian-qa it appear that canonical path for non
> existant home dir is /nonexistant could be documented ?
>
> Moreover how can a developper could correct a mistake in previous
> package ? Rip the /home directory correct hte passd file ?
>
> Thanks
quoting debian-qa:
11:32:23) jcristau: not with --no-create-home it won't
(11:32:54) jcristau: but if it does exist, then not messing with it
further is probably safest anyway
(11:33:00) Myon: unless the crap was in stable, you don't need to
clean up everything
(11:33:30) Myon: an unused directory somewhere doesn't hurt, but any
postinst magic will probably at some point
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