Sebastian Benoit(be...@openbsd.org) on 2021.09.02 21:41:15 +0200:
> Florian Obser(flor...@openbsd.org) on 2021.09.02 14:04:22 +0200:
> > On 2021-09-02 12:26 +02, Sebastian Benoit <be...@openbsd.org> wrote:
> > > Raf Czlonka(rczlo...@gmail.com) on 2021.09.02 10:51:19 +0100:
> > >> Ping.
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 05:06:08PM BST, Raf Czlonka wrote:
> > >> > Ping.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Sun, May 09, 2021 at 01:07:15PM BST, Raf Czlonka wrote:
> > >> > > Hello,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > This is both a general question and specific example of removal of
> > >> > > old users and groups.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > With the release of 6.7, rebound(8) got tedued[0] ;^)
> > >> > > However, there were no specific instructions regarding removal of
> > >> > > _rebound user and group, or the /etc/rebound.conf file, in the
> > >> > > upgrade notes - I had the latter added to my /etc/sysclean.ignore
> > >> > > file and didn't notice it until today.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Grepping for '{user,group}del' under 'faq/upgrade*', shows a handful
> > >> > > of examples - some are straight after a user or a group has been
> > >> > > retired[1], others when the UID/GID got recycled[2].
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Probably too little too late but, should the 6.7 upgrade page get:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > # rm /etc/rebound.conf
> > >> > > # userdel _rebound
> > >> > > # groupdel _rebound
> > >> > >
> > >> > > instructions added, i.e. need I bother you with a diff, or will you
> > >> > > simply add it once the UID/GID gets recycled?
> > >
> > > You cannot change the 6.7 upgrade notes now and expect anyone to apply
> > > that.
> > >
> > > That is, the remove instructions will need to be given when the UID/GID is
> > > recycled. That is completly fine, we have done it like this in the past.
> > >
> >
> > Not even that, experience with iirc slaacd showed that sysmerge is
> > complaining loudly when a uid is recycled.
So, if anyone thinks this is useful to do now, let's add it to current.html
so that it ends up in upgrade70.html :)
Index: current.html
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@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ The default authentication has changed t
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+<h3 id="r20210902">2021/09/02 - garbage-collect _rebound user and group</h3>
+The rebound daemon was removed in OpenBSD 6.7, however its user and
+group <i>_rebound</i> were not deleted at the time. If you have kept
+upgrading your system from that time and never deleted the user and
+group, delete them with
+ <pre class="cmdbox">
+ # <b>userdel _rebound</b>
+ # <b>groupdel _rebound</b></pre>
+
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