Debian Bug report logs - #845791
adduser: /bin/false vs /usr/sbin/nologin

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: adduser: /bin/false vs /usr/sbin/nologin

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 19:14:53 +0100

Package: adduser
Version: 3.115
Severity: wishlist

Dear Maintainer,

Some system accounts use /bin/false, most use /usr/sbin/nologin as shell.
adduser --system defaults to /bin/false.. wouldn't it be nicer to default to /usr/sbin/nologin?

Gr,
Olaf

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages adduser depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.59
ii  passwd                 1:4.2-3.2

adduser recommends no packages.

Versions of packages adduser suggests:
ii  liblocale-gettext-perl  1.07-3+b1
ii  perl                    5.24.1~rc3-3

-- debconf information:
  adduser/title:
  adduser/homedir-permission: true

Message #10 received at 845791@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>

To: Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@gmail.com>, 845791@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [Adduser-devel] Bug#845791: adduser: /bin/false vs /usr/sbin/nologin

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 10:37:54 -0800

Control: tag -1 + confirmed

Hello,

على السبت 26 تشرين الثاني 2016 ‫10:14، كتب Olaf van der Spek:
> Package: adduser
> Version: 3.115
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Some system accounts use /bin/false, most use /usr/sbin/nologin as shell.

It looks like the ones created by base-passwd are the ones using
/usr/sbin/nologin.

> adduser --system defaults to /bin/false.. wouldn't it be nicer to default to /usr/sbin/nologin?
> 

Yes.

Thanks and regards
Afif

-- 
Afif Elghraoui | عفيف الغراوي
http://afif.ghraoui.name

Message #15 received at 845791-submitter@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>

To: 845791-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#845791 in package adduser marked as pending

Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 20:14:09 +0000

Control: tag 845791 pending

Bug #845791 in package adduser reported by you has been fixed in
the adduser/adduser.git Git repository. You can see the changelog below, and
you can check the diff of the fix at:

    https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/adduser/adduser.git/commit/?id=c4c4ab7

---
commit c4c4ab7aaa6f236da1335320dee9f49f3fb51d3f
Author: Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Aug 12 16:11:30 2017 -0400

    releasing package adduser version 3.116

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 924c1c6..d31eb6d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-adduser (3.116) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+adduser (3.116) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Advise installation of 'perl' rather than 'perl-modules'
     (Closes: #840982)
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ adduser (3.116) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     (Closes: #763055)
   * Improve message accompanying error code for creating system user
     (Closes: #708073, #759740)
-  * testsuite: add current directory to module search path
+  * testsuite: add current directory to Perl module search path
+  * Use /usr/sbin/nologin instead of /bin/false for default system shell
+    (Closes: #845791)
+  * Bump Standards-Version to 4.0.1
 
- -- Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>  Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:44:19 -0400
+ -- Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>  Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:05:34 -0400
 
 adduser (3.115) unstable; urgency=medium
 

Message #22 received at 845791-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>

To: 845791-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#845791: fixed in adduser 3.116

Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 20:49:20 +0000

Source: adduser
Source-Version: 3.116

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
adduser, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 845791@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org> (supplier of updated adduser package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:05:34 -0400
Source: adduser
Binary: adduser
Architecture: source
Version: 3.116
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Adduser Developers <adduser-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Afif Elghraoui <afif@debian.org>
Description:
 adduser    - add and remove users and groups
Closes: 708073 759740 763055 840982 845791
Changes:
 adduser (3.116) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Advise installation of 'perl' rather than 'perl-modules'
     (Closes: #840982)
   * Improve distinction between informational and essential messages
     (Closes: #763055)
   * Improve message accompanying error code for creating system user
     (Closes: #708073, #759740)
   * testsuite: add current directory to Perl module search path
   * Use /usr/sbin/nologin instead of /bin/false for default system shell
     (Closes: #845791)
   * Bump Standards-Version to 4.0.1
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