[Pkg-systemd-maintainers] Bug#724668: Please add systemd-journal group by default

[Michael Biebl]

forcemerge 717386 724668
thanks

Hi Guido,

Am 26.09.2013 14:17, schrieb Guido Günther:
> attached patch adds the systemd-journal group by default so one doesn't
> have to create it explicitly in order to add user to it. This makes it
> simpler to enable users to read all logs.

I'm merging this bug with the existing one (#717386).
I vaguely remember that we discussed that on IRC, and one concern that
was raised by Tollef iirc was, why we not just continue to use adm
(which systemd has used in the past). I don't think we came to a
conclusion yet, whether we should just patch systemd to use adm or
follow upstream and use a dedicated group.

Regarding your patch, you don't need the
"getent group systemd-journal" guards, adduser is clever enough to deal
with that [1].

Removing a system user on purge is another controversial topic,
especially since we don't nuke any persistent logs (should they exist).

Also, adduser is not an essential package, so the systemd package would
need a Depends: adduser.


Cheers,
Michael

[1] https://wiki.debian.org/AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts

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