Bug#887343: systemd-timesyncd does not start with DynamicUser=yes

[Michael Biebl]

Am 15.01.2018 um 12:57 schrieb Martin Pitt:
> Note that *in general*, DynamicUser=yes does not *require* libnss-systemd.
> Services start without it, the only effect is that showing the process with
> tools like "ps" will not be able to resolve a dynamic user ID to a name - it
> will just be shown as an ID. This might be a bit confusing, but acceptable for
> some environments, hence I just made it a Recommends:, not a Depends:.
> 
> If timesyncd in particular somehow wants to resolve the systemd-timesyncd
> system user in its own code, then that either should be fixed, or systemd needs
> to raise libnss-systemd to a Depends: for that particular bug/reason.

That's interesting. Thanks for the clarification, Martin and for setting
me straight.

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