On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:08:18 +0200, "Andrea Pappacoda" <and...@pappacoda.it> wrote: >On Sun Apr 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM CEST, Marc Haber wrote: >> Useradd has grown most of that functionality in the last two decades. >> That leaves no space for adduser between useradd and sysusers. At >> least not enouch space to waste any more life time on it. > >I think I do not fully understand what you mean: are you saying that >adduser is useless outside of maintainer scripts?
I am saying that adduser was written in a time when useradd had about a fifth of its current features, and that the local admin can use useradd to create local users as comfortably nowadays, and be portable between distributions. adduser has developed into a helper for maintainer scripts, and I was told a few weeks ago that the months of my life I spent improving adduser are going down the drain. >In my opinion adduser has great value outside of maintainer scripts! >But I'm sure you know better than me, so I'm ready to change my mind. Take a look at current useradd and decide wehther adduser actually adds a value other than fitting your finger memory. Greetings Marc -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Rhein-Neckar, DE | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 6224 1600402
