On Sun, 2022-02-13 at 19:18 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 12:27:26PM -0500, Jason Franklin wrote: > > That warning is not emitted here when "-r" is added to the call made > > from within adduser. The range discrepancy needs to be sorted out with > > discussion, I think. > > Policy also helps here, it's rather explicit in defining the uid ranges. > Are we in line with policy?
Adduser is in line with policy for the moment. Improvements can be made in this regard. For example, some UIDs are explicitly forbidden by policy, but adduser and useradd allow them. These should be blocked, and tests should be written to prove this. > Useradd is more and more taking over functionality that has > traditionally been implemented in adduser. Maybe they're working towards > adduser just being a shim for backwards compatibility. Do you want me to > reach out to them? Please do. I am actually a bit worried that my work is in vain. The useradd utility does have quite a few features that clash with or overtake those previously offered by adduser. If useradd is intended to replace adduser, I would like to know as most of my work would be lessened in importance. The questions is: Can adduser offer features that admins want and that useradd lacks? I think the answer to the above question is "yes", but we need to make sure we know what these additional features are. :/ I'm a bit uncertain as to where I stand in this regard. Thanks, -- Jason Franklin
