Your message dated Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:53:27 +0000 with message-id <E1ite35-000CAN-0y@fasolo.debian.org> and subject line Bug#949390: fixed in debian-policy 4.5.0.0 has caused the Debian Bug report #949390, regarding Newly created package usernames should begin with an underscore to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 949390: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=949390 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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- Subject: Newly created package usernames should begin with an underscore
- From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:53:20 -0700
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Package: debian-policy Version: 4.4.1.2 Tags: patch Hello, On Sun 05 Jan 2020 at 11:33PM +01, Philipp Kern wrote: >> --- a/policy/ch-opersys.rst >> +++ b/policy/ch-opersys.rst >> @@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ starting at 100. >> >> Apart from this we should have dynamically allocated ids, which should >> by default be arranged in some sensible order, but the behavior should >> -be configurable. >> +be configurable. When maintainers choose a new hardcoded or dynamically >> +generated username for packages to use, they should start this username >> +with an underscore. This minimizes collisions with locally created user >> +accounts. >> >> Packages other than ``base-passwd`` must not modify ``/etc/passwd``, >> ``/etc/shadow``, ``/etc/group`` or ``/etc/gshadow``. Seconded. Filing a separate bug for this as we ought to get it into the next Policy release to avoid creating any more cases that have to be migrated. -- Sean WhittonAttachment: signature.asc
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- Subject: Bug#949390: fixed in debian-policy 4.5.0.0
- From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:53:27 +0000
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Source: debian-policy Source-Version: 4.5.0.0 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 949390@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> (supplier of updated debian-policy package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:37:09 -0700 Source: debian-policy Architecture: source Version: 4.5.0.0 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Debian Policy Editors <debian-policy@lists.debian.org> Changed-By: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Closes: 941198 948115 949007 949390 Changes: debian-policy (4.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=medium . [ Russ Allbery ] * Clarify the footnote explaining why packages should not depend on X fonts. Thanks, Stephen Kitt. . [ Sean Whitton ] * Policy: Packages including daemons should ship systemd units Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> Closes: #941198 * Policy: New package usernames should begin with an underscore Wording: Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Closes: #949390 * Policy: Revise init script policy in light of GR result Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Seconded: Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Closes: #948115 - This change involved changing a number of Sphinx anchor names. This may break some external links into Policy. . debian-policy (4.4.1.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium . [ Sean Whitton ] * Fix 'day-of week'. Thanks to Jakub Wilk. . [ Russ Allbery ] * Fix error in Perl example for the gain root command. Thanks, Niels Thykier. (Closes: #949007) Checksums-Sha1: 097221d4cd4981ac92d1410800eb91ef17e92705 2023 debian-policy_4.5.0.0.dsc 351dcd44e0ae9bd65be167bb504073ea87edc255 540968 debian-policy_4.5.0.0.tar.xz Checksums-Sha256: 52d3de968c60fc66dc40d5c195d39718a20eb619c0e373c4e0ce30a94729dc44 2023 debian-policy_4.5.0.0.dsc 523b1847ed4448564150ac860e6b7a3df93837e7ccb6b0530ba7d071f5d457a7 540968 debian-policy_4.5.0.0.tar.xz Files: fd2e9e5ff66c7f06c7353700557c5f78 2023 doc optional debian-policy_4.5.0.0.dsc 5f8da84e127fc6266b4450cb3a8cd670 540968 doc optional debian-policy_4.5.0.0.tar.xz -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEm5FwB64DDjbk/CSLaVt65L8GYkAFAl4mAlMACgkQaVt65L8G YkADjg//SkyBizCLSqdCi9dcnvfREzopVNVen2mgKpO5tCu487XD34LyRgIZe2J/ 5/IhQqIzYwSci1j3xfPM/FUFw7O4mIOQEdU73UTgjVJKrnhBJ+VqhTBcko3JrIdZ TGwXEUT9SmLRQemNEnesenEhlwbNOF+MvPR5P7RmU4TEonj9sefvh3VudTDk458S Z6mMYFl07j/lhjRI2xDHt4+eTfJ5HjfdgrkymZ5fXd70en4or3iIbEvvsZB1Kn1T K1mnWSsNv3cMKjSumPH4tryxabMWOo/hgKf0MZJtemoL1X9veIEMHkc0CzB/ESES U+IwJx6jNfsl8Fri41S3ESvbjTGicX29MGJonH9k113P5FJKIt0bhNGXfnuqAY0H QMsOHCjZwGWrxGI/aWWUj+s4FZ8R74B9F5ib+DCdcKkpGSOQRJm0Qb5MDyh9C9zp KWDc5HwiBze1VI8xSqRk6Hsf8rvNjh0e5pBQHYuetGT+1xDtYHvm3WSmiXe5z3oJ BE0GSOiaYJPevLM8cwQm62c+7SE7oa6e+FSDtmIM3qw4eAz43NxOK0yw/mPnbDiX KphcjAsq2e7Kyb3KeUJ/A44YI32JRIvtngWbPpv57zUrkntisuXnjRpwobFaejXa kTcQCayZZTuhnafvJkZnydT2AHs3ipkmPp8koF8Xye5FO3BL++s= =duDb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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