Package: adduser Version: 3.121 Severity: important Tags: confirmed If adduser --system is called to create a user that already exists as a system accout but is locked, adduser should not error out and instead silently unlock the account, restore the password to a useable state and set the shell to the value asked on the command line.
The idea is to make it possible to - uninstall a package that calls deluser --system --lock (#1008082) in postrm - reinstall that package and to have the account reinstated automatically and silently. This is part of the promise that adduser --system without scaffolding will result in an useable and correct account if possible without zapping conflicting configuration. A locked account is not conflicting configuration. Document (README.adduser-for-packages, adduser(8)). Severity important since the suggested policy change depends on this feature. Blocks: #1006912 Blocked by: #1008081 Reason: suggested policy change, #1006912
