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averdow

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Registered: 2020-08-23

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Post install steps (creating user for service)

I've figured out how to build a package but I can't find any documents on what should go in a package or any standards on managing users or services.

I'm specifically stuck on creating a user to run my service as.  This should happen outside the package build process but I don't know enough about what happens next to find those documents.

Trilby

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Re: Post install steps (creating user for service)

man systemd-sysusers
man sysusers.d

And one of many practical examples available:
https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-p … cpcd/trunk

Last edited by Trilby (2020-08-23 17:51:01)

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