Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 07:02:32 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: jhell <jhell@dataix.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Ade Lovett <ade@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Users and groups kept after a port deinstallation Message-ID: <4BF8C4F8.9090103@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4BF8A565.7040309@dataix.net> References: <AANLkTindTvyrfPRj_cGWUC3LXWI63bGN5azaXo_xYRVu@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikNB0LbKG1qtL90F-thxeCvvSqnBxOCCDSucVS6@mail.gmail.com> <20100522005313.26dcfbdb@gumby.homeunix.com> <AANLkTim9NqCGi_iPMuoivw0z2bzEXHkt39VPk6c7aHyt@mail.gmail.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> <86aarr8q0m.fsf@gmail.com> <A8D32BA4-70D5-48DC-B992-8B093BD97774@FreeBSD.org> <4BF8A565.7040309@dataix.net>
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On 23/05/2010 04:47:49, jhell wrote:
> But if a port can install a user there is no reason that it can not
> uninstall a user via pw(8) that is available from bsd.commands.mk after
> checking a recorded md5(1) sum that it could create upon installation
> for the output of pw usershow/groupshow UID/GID.
The trick would be to teach the ports how to tell if a port was being
deleted for good, when trashing the user would be appropriate, or if the
port was being deleted as part of the process of upgrading it, when
you'ld want to keep the user.
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
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