On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 01:29:21PM -0500, Vikki Roemer wrote: > Though I do want to get rid of some of the entries since I don't need > them anymore (they're from programs that I uninstalled long ago). > Can I edit the file by hand, or will that screw it up? I don't think > I can use linuxconf to get rid of them since they're not showing up in > that program (especially the qmail entries-- there are 6 qmail > entries, but linuxconf is only displaying 1, and yet I don't ever > remember having qmail installed in the first place!).
They were installed by older versions of base-passwd, and can't easily be removed automatically in case people have local qmail installations. You can remove them by hand though - if you're paranoid, take a backup and also run 'update-passwd --dry-run' followed by 'update-passwd --verbose' after editing to make sure all the Debian-required accounts are there. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
