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FS#31628 - [util-linux] Home directory for `uuidd'

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Vladimir (_v_l) - Friday, 21 September 2012, 04:24 GMT
Last edited by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Friday, 21 September 2012, 04:30 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Hello,

on my system the `uuidd' user has `/home/uuidd' as his home-directory, according to `util-linux.install'
this should be `/' instead. I wonder why the home directory must be `/', why note `/dev/null' as for some other "system" users[1]? Another "system" users use directories under `/var/lib'. If the `/dev/null' is wrong path for home directory then may be `/var/lib/uuidd' would be more feasible?

[1] On my system:
$ grep '/dev/null' /etc/passwd
nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/dev/null:/bin/false
dbus:x:81:81:System message bus:/dev/null:/bin/false
avahi:x:84:84:avahi:/dev/null:/bin/false
cron:x:22:22::/dev/null:/bin/false
usbmux:x:140:140:usbmux user:/dev/null:/sbin/nologin
dnsmasq:x:999:999:dnsmasq daemon:/dev/null:/sbin/nologin
nm-openconnect:x:104:104:NetworkManager user for OpenConnect:/dev/null:/sbin/nologin
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Closed by  Dave Reisner (falconindy)
Friday, 21 September 2012, 04:30 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Friday, 21 September 2012, 04:30 GMT
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