From: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:47:25 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Stop deleting system user/group on remove/purge
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Stop deleting system user/group on remove/purge

Removing system users/groups on purge is considered bad practice,
as the kernel recycles UIDs/GIDs. So any potential leftover
file/directory can then become owned by the next user/group that
gets added, with unpredictable consequences.
---

diff --git a/debian/dcmtk.postrm b/debian/dcmtk.postrm
index b8efc7e4..b4c19e5a 100644
--- a/debian/dcmtk.postrm
+++ b/debian/dcmtk.postrm
@@ -19,11 +19,5 @@ if [ "$1" = "purge" ] ; then
    fi
 fi
 
-# Remove dcmtk user/group if they exist on cleanup
-if id -u "dcmtk" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "Removing \`dcmtk' user and group from the system..."
-	userdel dcmtk
-fi
-
 #DEBHELPER#