Bug#574565: should remove ssl-cert group at purge if unused, and maybe add user to group

Quoting Stefan Fritsch (2024-08-04 11:32:42)
> Am 19.03.10 um 03:05 schrieb Jonas Smedegaard:
> > ssl-cert adds a group at install which is not removed again at purge.
> 
> I think the ssl-cert group is something that the local user may use for 
> certificate files or keys. So, in order to determine if the group is 
> unused, one would need to search all file systems for files with that 
> gid. This would take an excessive amount of time during purge. I think 
> it is better to leave the group untouched.
> 
> Closing the bug.

Thanks for looking into this ancient bugreport.

For the record, I have since been convinced by the reasoning, and agree
with closing this bugreport.

You might consider acting also on bug#621833, which is still open.

 - Jonas

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