Stop deleting system user/group on remove/purge
authorLuca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>
Sun, 3 May 2026 13:47:25 +0000 (14:47 +0100)
committerLuca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>
Sun, 3 May 2026 13:47:25 +0000 (14:47 +0100)
commit4ec5e9ebd4993c5303ef1b0b3579d1b52a3d9d34
tree8320718d09357214f9368cfbf9dd8c1dedcffd67
parentc76c426eb81d6e5a49757bf474a98a61f2d4a62b
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.
debian/dcmtk.postrm