Bug#208514: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#208514: add-shell should not depend on passwd

Christian Perrier Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>, 208514@bugs.debian.org
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:12:09 +0200


Quoting Alexander Gattin (arg@online.com.ua):
> Hi!
>=20
> > > P.S. This fix is intended for systems without bash and is=20
> > > related to bug #269573.
> > > It's also related to the decision we are planning to make,=20
> > > i.e. moving remove-shell/add-shell out of shadow or not.
> > So, the fix is not intended to fix 208514, right=A0?
>=20
> Well, no.
>=20
> Original poster wanted {add|remove}-shell to be
> separated from passwd. I agree with him by the way.
>=20
> I think the fix just adds some value to
> {add|remove}-shell. ;)
> If we are going to give it away, let's give it in
> good condition. :)

OK. However, we first need to be sure that we will give it away, of
course...Hence the [DEBIAN DECISION] tag. But, OK, go ahead and make
it clean.