I'm calling user/groupdel in a package.postrm to remove a user/group used by the given package when it is purge/remove/abort-install 'd.
e.g. ... purge|remove|abort-install) userdel foo groupdel bar ;; ... It occurred to me that, I wasn't exactly sure what abort-install means, it doesn't seem to be covered in my copy of the packaging-manual (3.2.1.0), in section 6. I guess it means.. what to do if installation of the package is cancelled.. duh, but say you apt-get --reinstall install <my_package> (it already has been installed) then i cancel at some point, and abort-install is called.. which deletes the user/group needed by this software.. borking it.. is abort-install actually implemented? am i understanding this correctly? possibly not, but i'd appreciate any input here. thanks - brian. -- Brian Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG ID: 54D81666 404E 87E8 DD0C 275B 742B 09AD 2243 839C 54D8 1666 http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~brusso/gpg_brian.asc magnus frater spectat te - encrypt whenever possible
