#1125789 With --variant apt: post_setup_dummy_users: 21: useradd: not found

Package:
piuparts
Source:
piuparts
Submitter:
Stefano Rivera
Date:
2026-01-17 18:29:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1125789#5
Date:
2026-01-17 18:28:18 UTC
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To:
The post_setup_dummy_users script assumes a minbase basetgz. Piuparts
seems to work with less (e.g. the mmdebstrap apt variant), but
post_setup_dummy_users doesn't.

This could be solved by inserting e.g.

if [ ! -e /usr/sbin/useradd ]; then
    apt-get -y install passwd
fi

Stefano