On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 03:37:57PM -0000, George Barnett wrote:
> From: "Christian Weisgerber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > > Now, I can either go and add the user UUCP..
> >
> > Do so.  Why did you remove it in the first place?
> 
> I have no use for anything to do with uucp.  Why should the user remain on
> the system if they're not going to be doing anything?

Because the uucp user is still used to own devices and files related
to serial port locking:

> > This says "do not build uucp related programs".  It does not say
> > to ignore every traditional usage of the user "uucp" for serial
> > locking etc.

Kris

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