Newly created package usernames should begin with an underscore

[Sean Whitton]

Package: debian-policy
Version: 4.4.1.2
Tags: patch

Hello,

On Sun 05 Jan 2020 at 11:33PM +01, Philipp Kern wrote:

>> --- a/policy/ch-opersys.rst
>> +++ b/policy/ch-opersys.rst
>> @@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ starting at 100.
>>
>>  Apart from this we should have dynamically allocated ids, which should
>>  by default be arranged in some sensible order, but the behavior should
>> -be configurable.
>> +be configurable. When maintainers choose a new hardcoded or dynamically
>> +generated username for packages to use, they should start this username
>> +with an underscore. This minimizes collisions with locally created user
>> +accounts.
>>
>>  Packages other than ``base-passwd`` must not modify ``/etc/passwd``,
>>  ``/etc/shadow``, ``/etc/group`` or ``/etc/gshadow``.

Seconded.

Filing a separate bug for this as we ought to get it into the next
Policy release to avoid creating any more cases that have to be migrated.

-- 
Sean Whitton
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 832 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-systemd-maintainers/attachments/20200120/9401a842/attachment.sig>