Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] acct-user.eclass: don't modify existing user by default

[Michał Górny]

On Fri, 2021-01-08 at 19:23 +0100, Thomas Deutschmann wrote:
> On 2021-01-08 19:14, Michał Górny wrote:
> > The one floppym suggested, i.e. the same as sent patch but with
> > the default staying on the current behavior.
>
> Do I understand correctly? You are willing to accept my patch but with
>
>  > ACCT_USER_ALLOW_EXISTING_USER_TO_BE_MODIFIED
>
> defaulting to a non-zero value to keep current behavior?
>
> This would be an acceptable compromise for me like it would allow users
> like me at least to opt-out. I would still try to convince Gentoo to
> change the default later because I believe this is a bad default but of
> course I would accept any voting results on this implementation detail.

In principle, yes.  However, when such a patch is sent I may have more
requests.  For a start, shorter variable name, say, ACCT_USER_NO_MODIFY
or ACCT_USER_NO_UPDATE.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny