Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v2] glep-xxxx: User and group management via dedicated packages

["Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org>]

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On Wed, 2019-06-05 at 12:15 -0400, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> Should we require a mailing list review for new user/group packages?
> 
> It's difficult to modify a user once you've settled on a UID, home
> directory, and shell; so it pays to get things right the first time.

Sounds like a good idea.  I'll keep in mind for the next iteration
of this GLEP.

> The need is more apparent with fixed UIDs: if a popular package "steals"
> a UID that some other package needs, then that other package is going to
> be difficult or impossible to install (especially if it ultimately
> depends on the popular package).
> 
> A mailing list review could elicit a "hey, my package NEEDS that UID,
> and yours doesn't care" before it's too late.

I've already seen a major issue today: we have multiple packages using
'git' user and requiring different setup for it (e.g. home directory). 
This is already a big problem, and having proper review should decrease
the chance of things like this happening again.

And yes, we will need to figure out a good solution once we start
porting users.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny


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