| layout | post |
|---|---|
| title | New users/groups from base-files 0.81 |
| date | 2013-02-25 |
| comments | true |
Starting from base-files-0.81, the dbus and avahi system accounts and the network groups are added by default to /etc/passwd and /etc/group as follows:
# /etc/group
network:x:21:
dbus:x:22:
avahi:x:23:
# /etc/passwd
dbus:x:22:22:dbus unprivileged user:/:/sbin/nologin
avahi:x:23:23:avahi unprivileged user:/:/sbin/nologin
After running a full system upgrade with xbps-install(8) two new files will be created:
/etc/group.new-0.81_1
/etc/passwd.new-0.81_1
You should diff your current files against these files generated by the base-files-0.81 update and merge the new changes back. After merging the changes make sure the shadowed files are also updated:
# pwconv && grpconv
and reconfigure the dbus package to set appropiate perms to the setuid binary:
# xbps-reconfigure -f dbus