#1012420 no_del_paths includes /srv?

Package:
adduser
Source:
adduser
Submitter:
Matt Barry
Date:
2022-07-22 23:12:03 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
Tags:
#1012420#5
Date:
2022-06-06 19:26:24 UTC
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AIUI /srv is under the purview of the sysadmin; if they decide to set
DHOME somewhere under /srv, shouldn't this behave the same as with
/home?

Cheers,
Matt
#1012420#10
Date:
2022-07-22 09:44:24 UTC
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I find it sensible that the default of no_del_path includes /srv. If the
local admin decides to violate FHS by putting a user's home dir there,
they can also change no_del_path. We have user's home directores in /var
as well for a bunch of system users and we still have /var in
no_del_path's default.

Greetings
Marc
#1012420#13
Date:
2022-07-22 09:44:24 UTC
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I find it sensible that the default of no_del_path includes /srv. If the
local admin decides to violate FHS by putting a user's home dir there,
they can also change no_del_path. We have user's home directores in /var
as well for a bunch of system users and we still have /var in
no_del_path's default.

Greetings
Marc
#1012420#18
Date:
2022-07-22 23:10:58 UTC
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tags -1 + wontfix
thanks

I just looked more carefully at the FHS, and it is clear you are
correct.  cf 3.17.1: "Distributions must take care not to remove
locally placed files in these directories without administrator
permission."  Tagging this wontfix.