[Bug 681854] Re: adduser's adduser.local functionality much less useful than it might be

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: adduser (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  adduser's adduser.local functionality much less useful than it might
  be

Status in “adduser” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: adduser

  The adduser script is documented to call /usr/local/sbin/adduser.local
  if that exists and is executable, "after the user account is set up",
  but only when adduser is called without the --system or --group
  options.

  In practice, all three cases of "--system", "--group" and "--system
  and --group" would benefit from calling adduser.local .

  In particular, if you have any slightly non-standard account
  management setup, it is vital to know when a package manager has
  created a new system user or new group.

  It would of course not be appropriate to cause adduser.local to
  suddenly change behaviour;  people may be relying on it not being
  called for "system" users or groups.

  However, if each of the three other cases were to call
  /usr/local/sbin/addgroup.local
  /usr/local/sbin/addsysuser.local
  /usr/local/sbin/addsysgroup.local
  as appropriate, that would be wonderful.

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