Hi Paul, thanks for checking. On Sat, Jul 05, 2025 at 04:51:22PM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote: > I'm not well versed in this systemd stuff, but don't you now have two > competing methods? I mean, if both adduser and systemd-sysusers are > installed and configured, what will happen? And I guess adduser can be not > yet configured if systemd-sysusers is already configured, will the logic in > your preinst then do the right thing?
I tested the installation on a system with both adduser and systemd-sysusers installed, and encountered no issues. The preinst includes a conditional check that prevents adduser from running if the user already exists. On the other hand, systemd-sysusers can safely be executed even if the user is already present. When the user does not exist, adduser runs first since it is executed in the preinst phase. I hope this explanation addresses your question, but I'm available for any further comments or clarifications. Best regards, -- Gennaro Oliva
