On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES > <[email protected]> wrote: >> control: block -1 by 793613 >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Lintian now detect script creating user pointing to /home. >> >> >> Could you also document that new added user should have an /home >> directory or /dev/null >> >> >> Ntp pass wrongfully also the --no-create-home flag, this should be >> documented as a not to do. >> >> With my lintian maint hat, I will like this issue get more guidance in policy >> >> Bastien > After a chat under #debian-qa it appear that canonical path for non > existant home dir is /nonexistant could be documented ? > > Moreover how can a developper could correct a mistake in previous > package ? Rip the /home directory correct hte passd file ? > > Thanks quoting debian-qa: 11:32:23) jcristau: not with --no-create-home it won't (11:32:54) jcristau: but if it does exist, then not messing with it further is probably safest anyway (11:33:00) Myon: unless the crap was in stable, you don't need to clean up everything (11:33:30) Myon: an unused directory somewhere doesn't hurt, but any postinst magic will probably at some point
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