framework for adding/removing port-specific user

[Kris Kennaway]

On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 02:46:47PM -0600, Scot Hetzel wrote:
> On 1/21/06, Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde at aldan.algebra.com> wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > Is there any framework in development to add port- and package-specific
> > users/groups to the system?
> >
> > I think, I need a special user for a new port I'm working on, and don't want
> > to reinvent the wheel...
> >
> > If not, any takers? So that a port can just declare
> >
> >        CUSTOM_USER=    user:group
> >
> > (or any part thereof) and have the neccessary spells cast for it?
> >
> The problem is that we can't do it in Mk/bsd.port.mk as the user will
> need to be created when a package is installed.
> 
> I was working on a pkg_subr port (similar to rc_subr), that would
> allow a package to use common sub routines used by ports.
> 
> A few of the subroutines allow the pkg-install/deinstall scripts to:
> 
> - add/remove/disable users and groups
> - add/remove/disable entries in files (/etc/rc.conf, /etc/inetd.conf, ...)

In the meantime you can just copy the common code fragments used by
many ports.

Kris
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