Bug#257908: please change the userid, and groupid names to something Debian-sshd
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 11:58:22AM -0400, root wrote:
> > Package: ssh
> > Version: 1:3.8.1p1-4
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> >
> >
> > We have an environment where we sometimes build our own version of sshd
> > and we use the userid, groupid of sshd (perhaps it can be altered ).
> > I suggest this only because I notice that exim4 has a Debian-exim for
> > example.
>
> The exim4 maintainers are very strange, and their naming choice is not
> something I like or agree with. To be honest I don't see why this
> user/group name clash is a problem? It's all sshd, after all ...
You're right, I notice that the getent stuff in being used in the postinstall
script so our entry with a different home directory is being used... for some
reason I recall a situation where some kind of problem arose. I suppose it
occurred when the debian ssh package was installed first and the our passwd
entry overwrote the one the debian package created.... this is my speculation.
Sorry for the noise, sigh...
ps. So I guess sarge can now be released, or at least the potential for such a
decision has increased :-)
>
> > Perhaps the base-passwd package could have the sshd specific
> > entry...
>
> Speaking as the base-passwd maintainer, there is no reason for the sshd
> user to be in base-passwd, so it will not be added there. This is what
> 'adduser --system' is for.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
>
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