Bug#565613: exim4: syntax error: unknown group 'Debian-exim' in statoverride file

[Sascha Silbe]

reassign 565613 schroot 1.2.3-1+b1
retitle 565613 overwrites customized /etc/passwd and /etc/group
thanks

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 01:50:24PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:

> the major question is: What/who removed the Debian-exim group?
I found the culprit: With the default configuration schroot (used to 
managed the chroots this happened in) copies /etc/{passwd,group} from 
the host to the chroot, overwriting any changes done within the chroot.
So we can reassign this bug to schroot. Not sure about the severity; 
while it certain breaks the system inside the chroot (and thus is a 
significant bug) schroot manages that system, so it's not exactly 
"unrelated".

schroot certainly shouldn't overwrite /etc/passwd and /etc/group by 
default. It makes a lot of sense to copy over additional account 
information from the host, but not to remove users and groups that have 
been added inside the chroot.

CU Sascha

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