Notice also there is a serious transparency problem. The output only shows files for which removal failed. This acutely heightens the destruction because it potentially destroyed *thousands* of files as I sat there and let it run. The tool gives no idea how what's being destroyed. The admin has to trust that their understanding of the scope of removal is accurate. In the absence of errors, an admin would let it run through to the end, resulting in maximum damage.
This tool badly needs a --simulate option. And regardless of simulation, it should show what files are affected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1890520 Title: catastrophic bug with deluser command -- destroys large number of system files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adduser/+bug/1890520/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
