Quoting Max Bowsher (_...@maxb.eu): > Package: passwd > Version: 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-2+squeeze1 > Severity: normal > > The 'useradd -r' command (-r meaning 'system user') allocates UID values > top-down within the range reserved in login.defs. In contrast, adduser > allocates UID values bottom-up. > > Whilst most user creation on a Debian system happens by way of adduser, > tools which aim to have cross-distribution compatibility (e.g. Puppet) > will use useradd. It would be useful if useradd would observe similar > allocation policies to adduser, so that users do not end up placed at > opposite ends of the allocated range depending on the method of > creation. > > For that reason I would suggest that useradd should be patched to match > the allocation policy of adduser in this respect.
I'm not sure this is a good idea to have sueradd in Debian deviate from the behaviour it has in other distros that use shadow. In short, any Debian-specific change should not be included in Deibna's shadow package. This is indeed the raison d'être of adduser...:-)
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