Hi Joey, At 29 Mar 04 04:40:36 GMT, Joey Hess wrote: > Kenshi Muto wrote: > Karl Ramm wrote: > > This doesn't make the situation any less confusing, this just puts the > > confusion earlier in the install and setup process. > > > > This needs a better list of initial groups, that it *doesn't* ask the user > > about, (maybe it mentions them), and the obvious, documented way of adding > > new users needs a flag for "console user". > > So he just wants some infrastructure around this. That seems reasonable.
OK, I misred. > How about something like this: > > - Add to adduser.conf a CONSOLEGROUPS variable, defaulting to > CONSOLEGROUPS="audio cdrom dialout floppy video" > - Add a --console-user flag to adduser, which creates the user in > that set of groups. > - Make passwd's config script pass --console-user when calling adduser. It looks very nice. I second this plan. > Of course we'll need Roland Bauerschmidt to decide about the adduser > changes. A preliminary adduser patch is attached. #147518 is similar situation (isn't accepted by maintainer), but your patch seems more simple, more clearly. > (Now, in the meantime, I'd not mind putting a quick fix in base-config, > but only if we have plans to do the real fix and later back that out.) That's right. Thanks, -- Kenshi Muto [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
