Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 03:39:53 +0400 From: Anonymous <swell.k@gmail.com> To: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Users and groups kept after a port deinstallation Message-ID: <86aarr8q0m.fsf@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100522235425.1ab2c504@gumby.homeunix.com> (RW's message of "Sat, 22 May 2010 23:54:25 %2B0100") References: <AANLkTindTvyrfPRj_cGWUC3LXWI63bGN5azaXo_xYRVu@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikNB0LbKG1qtL90F-thxeCvvSqnBxOCCDSucVS6@mail.gmail.com> <20100522005313.26dcfbdb@gumby.homeunix.com> <AANLkTim9NqCGi_iPMuoivw0z2bzEXHkt39VPk6c7aHyt@mail.gmail.com> <4BF787E2.9010907@dataix.net> <20100522120815.063975ae@gumby.homeunix.com> <4BF7C6EE.3010001@dataix.net> <20100522134212.3d5447a8@gumby.homeunix.com> <4BF7FB7D.1010501@dataix.net> <20100522235425.1ab2c504@gumby.homeunix.com>
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RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> writes: > On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:42:53 -0400 > jhell <jhell@dataix.net> wrote: >> This is more of a best practices case than what the implications of >> leaving users in the master.passwd are. > > Why is it best practice? Why add extra complexity to solve a problem > that doesn't actually exist? Such unused entries in passwd add clutter. It in turn makes managing users more complex. You have to remember which users are created by you and which ones are created by ports. So, if you change home dir of some user there may be undesireble consequences. And only then security becomes a concern because port app may be run with privilegies that are higher than intended.
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