On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 11:07:11AM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > Moreover, the consequences of getting the one wrong are that you > delete the sysadmin's changes.
It can be worse. If you create a directory for working files which you remove on package removal (with rmdir), but which contains local backups the administrator made, then removing the user could leave that directory owned by another package. Now while the package (and the user) is removed, another package with system user could be installed. If you now try to install the package again, you wouldn't be able to write to your own directory anymore, because you don't own it. Hence, the package might be totally broken. -- The amount of time between slipping on the peel and landing on the pavement is precisely one bananosecond -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
