[Pkg-shadow-devel] Should userdel remove users crontabs?

[Tomasz Kłoczko]

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On Wed, 25 May 2005, Christian Perrier wrote:

> Quoting Tomasz K=C5=82oczko (kloczek@zie.pg.gda.pl):
> > On Wed, 25 May 2005, Christian Perrier wrote:
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> > > > Christian look on comment in src/userdel.c::user_cancel():
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> > > Sure. Nice example. Probably a bit too hardcoded, depending on
> > > various cron and print system things (especially print systems).
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> > For this better will be better hook kind of skeleton script like:
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> > for i in /usr/lib/userdel.d/*.sh ; do
> >         if [ -x $i ]; then
> >                 . $i
> >         fi
> > done
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> > and all what is neccessary on user del will done depending on partial=
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> > scripts installed by crond, lpr .. and other packages.
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> The idea seems interesting. It would immediately draw, for Debian, the
> question of The Right Place for this userdel.d directory (probably
> /etc/userdel.d if the policy allows this.

/etc generaly is for configuration files.
Subdirectories in /usr/lib are for modules and program extensions (also=20
for scripts) and olso for ohter resources arch dependent (this is why=20
glibconfig.h header file is installed in /usr/lib subdirectory .. not in=20
/usr/include) so as far as I know FHS, LSB specyfications IMO=20
/usr/lib/userdel.d can be Right Place (tm) for this kind resources :)

Also use only /usr/lib/userdel.d/*.sh files as extensions allow put in=20
the same directory for example /usr/lib/userdel.d/userdel_hook script with=
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above content without conflicts with scripts installed by crond, lpd and=20
other packages.

Hmm .. maybe it will be also good prepare this skeleton script and default=
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userdel configuration directly in dist tar ball with shadow source and=20
document this in man pages (?). Probaly above form of this hook will be=20
accaptable also in other distribution enviroments (?).

kloczek
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