Am jeu 15 déc 2011 09:30:56 CET schrieb Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@suse.de>:
Hi,
There's a request to add a system user 'tor': https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/96531
There is no name space separation between system users and actual logins. So especially for short names like the above there is a chance that it could collide with an already existing user name on some system. Having a system service running with the uid of an actual user isn't desirable. So what about mandating an extra prefix or suffix to (new) system user names like 'daemon' or 'service'? Ie in the above example the user name would be 'tor-daemon' or 'tor-service' instead of 'tor'. Other thoughts?
Seems reasonable. I think suffix is better, otherwise you might lose valuable information when columns (e.g. in ps -ef) truncate long names. No preference between -service and -daemon. -- Jean -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org