From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 22 23:40:09 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CDAB1065670 for ; Sat, 22 May 2010 23:40:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from swell.k@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A8BE8FC0A for ; Sat, 22 May 2010 23:40:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 22so652909fge.13 for ; Sat, 22 May 2010 16:40:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:references :date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=Z2CeMCZcInKfTXJKu5ODkL3R/r9Z9lOYNvrhEOsc9nM=; b=UKC8rK909AHDWt26voZMy5kGyqE3aDEhvJ+gvn8ZFuYSl6Nv/tMZ88Hr4swNhaf6if TAVX0vE+owEc6Lw2OjAiTPvyPrF4kIYhq6z2E3HvCxYdrNC/v/xGfShx3ik80jDESyOi wkUpl35abwfWvA0/7U8jzeLWmZn/Mbyh375K4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; b=gODyLlqDLYAwNYDumtBmKr+gYQwZtwWzv3mEROFiMe3J4rZnjDoa+FrZ46kBZF98lP 2vohg99VqBs9nFhzLWsYtdOrepjyqPDudYGataXIxyE9mEpS6OtDFUaJVnJw1HcBfEGP D0aXqesvMojFjewiG7Pw0dvoGyv0fYGPIQa/Q= Received: by 10.86.6.37 with SMTP id 37mr6127884fgf.7.1274571607562; Sat, 22 May 2010 16:40:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (95-25-188-72.broadband.corbina.ru [95.25.188.72]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d4sm6934181fga.15.2010.05.22.16.39.54 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 22 May 2010 16:40:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Anonymous To: RW References: <20100522005313.26dcfbdb@gumby.homeunix.com> <4BF787E2.9010907@dataix.net> <20100522120815.063975ae@gumby.homeunix.com> <4BF7C6EE.3010001@dataix.net> <20100522134212.3d5447a8@gumby.homeunix.com> <4BF7FB7D.1010501@dataix.net> <20100522235425.1ab2c504@gumby.homeunix.com> Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 03:39:53 +0400 In-Reply-To: <20100522235425.1ab2c504@gumby.homeunix.com> (RW's message of "Sat, 22 May 2010 23:54:25 +0100") Message-ID: <86aarr8q0m.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Users and groups kept after a port deinstallation X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 23:40:09 -0000 RW writes: > On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:42:53 -0400 > jhell wrote: >> This is more of a best practices case than what the implications of >> leaving users in the master.passwd are. > > Why is it best practice? Why add extra complexity to solve a problem > that doesn't actually exist? Such unused entries in passwd add clutter. It in turn makes managing users more complex. You have to remember which users are created by you and which ones are created by ports. So, if you change home dir of some user there may be undesireble consequences. And only then security becomes a concern because port app may be run with privilegies that are higher than intended.