[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-07-20 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package apt-cacher-ng - 0.7.14-1 --- apt-cacher-ng (0.7.14-1) unstable; urgency=low * New upstream version + prevents background looping (closes: #703296) + stop spamming apt-cacher.err when verbosity is not set to debug mode (closes: #714146

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-07-20 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:debian/apt-cacher-ng -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1185547 Title: Removing package fails to remove user To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bu

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-06-20 Thread Chris Halse Rogers
It's not entirely clear that the apt-cacher-ng user *should* be removed on package removal. See http://wiki.debian.org/AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts for unresolved discussion of such ☺. It's also worth noting that the patch as written will fail if adduser is installed *and* the apt-cacher-ng

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-06-09 Thread Dmitry Shachnev
@Eduard: any reason why this can't be done via Debian? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1185547 Title: Removing package fails to remove user To manage notifications about this bug go t

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-05-29 Thread Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot
The attachment "Little postrm modification to work without adduser tools" seems to be a debdiff. The ubuntu-sponsors team has been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review and hopefully sponsor the debdiff. If the attachment isn't a patch, please remove the "patch" flag from the attac

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-05-29 Thread Jonathan Harker
Ah, I had no idea that it mattered if the user had a system id. It's very possible that my configuration management mucked about with the user id (or maybe even created the user instead of the package creating the user). Thanks for clearing up the source of the error. -- You received this bug no

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-05-29 Thread Eduard Bloch
** Patch added: "Little postrm modification to work without adduser tools" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-cacher-ng/+bug/1185547/+attachment/3690184/+files/use_passwd_tools.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 1185547] Re: Removing package fails to remove user

2013-05-29 Thread Eduard Bloch
It does already but only if deluser tool is available. However, this is a minor bug because normally it does not hurt even if the user account remains on the system. Why this you might ask? Because the installation normally does not fail since it's a system user account. Unless... somebody (YOU?)