[Pkg-matrix-maintainers] Bug#927838: Bug#927838: matrix-synapse: purging package does not remove dpkg-statoverride and daemon user

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Linda Lapinlampi (2019-04-24 02:05:16)
> the debian/postrm script does not remove the matrix-synapse user and 
> the dpkg-statoverride path. These are created in the debian/postinst 
> script.
> 
> They should be removed when the package is removed or purged from the 
> system.

I agree about stat-override - see Debian Policy §10.9.1 how to do that.

Account should however *not* be removed, because it may have been reused 
for files outside the control of the package (e.g. by copying files to 
another folder) and access rights then being broken and potentially 
cause security risks of account number is later reused for other 
purposes (I am surprised I cannot find a section about this in Policy).


 - Jonas

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