99603 – squid should create its own users

Bug 99603 - squid should create its own users

Summary: squid should create its own users

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Network Proxy Developers (OBSOLETE)

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Reported:	2005-07-19 17:55 UTC by SpanKY
Modified:	2005-07-19 22:12 UTC (History)
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Description SpanKY gentoo-dev

2005-07-19 17:55:44 UTC

please add `enewuser` and `enewgroup` to the squid ebuilds so we can remove them
from baselayout's passwd/group

Comment 1 Alin Năstac (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-07-19 22:12:33 UTC

fixed by adding squid user/group in pkg_setup & pkg_preinst, using UID 31 (for
correct installation of bin packages).

please take a look at bug #94745. 
since squid cannot be a dependency of system, the ebuild could create its own
user/group without problems. 
on the contrary, net-proxy/dante could be a dependency of system (by adding
socks5 useflag) which means it cannot safely create its own user (safely ==
dante is instaled *after* shadow).