Changes/RPMStreamlineUseradd

Streamline useradd/groupadd calls in RPM spec files

Summary

Replace RPM useradd/groupadd shell script fragments in spec files which dedicated RPM macros.

Owner

• Name: Harald Hoyer
• Name: Kay Sievers

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 30
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Storing the user and group information in structured data allows to process this data with external tools in a programmatic way instead of running opaque shell scripts.

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)
  • List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)