#1099606 [post-trixie] should refuse to delete a system user without --system

Package:
adduser
Source:
adduser
Submitter:
Marc Haber
Date:
2026-06-17 19:59:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1099606#5
Date:
2025-03-05 15:18:52 UTC
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Currently, deluser foo will happily delete a system user with that name.
The opposite, deluser --system foo will not delete a non-system user
with that name.

Is that what we want?

If we decide to change that, we'd do so post-trixie.

Greetings
Marc
#1099606#14
Date:
2025-09-14 10:38:58 UTC
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Control: tags -1 wontfix
Control: tags 1099738 wontfix
thanks

I think that is the correct behavior. A local admins is likely to issue
such a call, knowing what they are doing.

That protects a regular system user from package maintainer script
action.

Greetings
Marc
#1099606#21
Date:
2025-09-14 10:38:58 UTC
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Control: tags -1 wontfix
Control: tags 1099738 wontfix
thanks

I think that is the correct behavior. A local admins is likely to issue
such a call, knowing what they are doing.

That protects a regular system user from package maintainer script
action.

Greetings
Marc
#1099606#24
Date:
2025-09-14 10:38:58 UTC
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To:
Control: tags -1 wontfix
Control: tags 1099738 wontfix
thanks

I think that is the correct behavior. A local admins is likely to issue
such a call, knowing what they are doing.

That protects a regular system user from package maintainer script
action.

Greetings
Marc