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Re: mformat bug?



Bill Mitchell writes ("Re: mformat bug?"):
> It could.  However, (I think Ian J. was the one to point this out)
> install-time announcements are not a good vehicle for communicating
> such info.  Install time announcements like this are unexpected and
> easy to miss.  Even if they're not missed, this gets the info presented
> to the software installer, but doesn't necessarily get it communicated
> to the software user who will need it.

The right place for this is IMO adduser.  It should make it easier for
sysadmins to put the users they create into appropriate groups.

Ian.


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