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Bug 191215 - install off of livecd leaves behind gentoo user traces
Summary: install off of livecd leaves behind gentoo user traces
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux Installer
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Reported: 2007-09-04 05:32 UTC by SpanKY
Modified: 2009-05-03 17:21 UTC (History)
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Description SpanKY gentoo-dev 2007-09-04 05:32:21 UTC 
i just tested a 2006.1 cd cause it's the only x86 one i had lying around, but it'd be easy enough to test newer media

after doing an install using the GUI thingy and having it copy binary packages off of the livecd, the "gentoo" user was left behind in the /etc/group file
Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-11-20 20:12:35 UTC 
OK.  Andrew, would you prefer we make backups of this stuff before we create our users in catalyst?  That will give us all of the users added by packages and such, but not anything from the "gentoo" user.
Comment 2 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-11-20 20:30:27 UTC 
Eh, I already have code in the installer to filter out the 'gentoo' user from /etc/passwd. I just didn't think about /etc/group. A quick sed in the installer after it copies files over should take care of it:

sed -i 's:,?gentoo$::' /etc/group
Comment 3 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-05-03 17:21:29 UTC 
The installer is deprecated.