Re: putting users into groups (created by packages)

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

On 22.07.21 18:33, Henning Schild wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i just had a need to install docker and join a user into that group.
> But even though the package would create the group ... i found myself
> having to create the group anyways. Because we run
> "ROOTFS_CONFIGURE_COMMAND" before installing packages.
> 
> So i need 
> 
> +IMAGE_PREINSTALL += "docker.io ca-certificates apparmor"
> +
> +USER_admin[groups] += "docker"
> 
> and
> 
> +GROUPS += "docker"
> +GROUPS_docker[flags] = "system"
> 
> Would it not be nice to move "image_configure_accounts" into
> ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND? So these last two lines would not be
> needed. Especiall the last one is nasty ... because i have to mimic the
> flags of a postinst.
> 

When does debian preseed apply account settings, before or after
installing packages? I would be surprised if they did that upfront but I
also didn't check.

Jan

PS: As we are discussing wishlists: Would be nice to also accept
clear-text passwords (just like preseed does) to allow picking them up
from upcoming "kas menu". Yes, security implications are understood.

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