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[RFE] openssh use systemd-sysusers

    • openssh-8.7p1-35.el9
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    • sst_security_crypto
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      .User and group creation in OpenSSH uses the `sysusers.d` format

      Previously, OpenSSH used static `useradd` scripts. With this update, OpenSSH uses the `sysusers.d` format to declare system users, which makes it possible to introspect system users.
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      .User and group creation in OpenSSH uses the `sysusers.d` format Previously, OpenSSH used static `useradd` scripts. With this update, OpenSSH uses the `sysusers.d` format to declare system users, which makes it possible to introspect system users.
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      Description of problem:
      openssh is using static useradd scripts

      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
      openssh-8.7p1-8.el9

      How reproducible:
      100%

      Steps to Reproduce:
      1.review %pre
      2.
      3.

      Actual results:

      %pre server
      getent group sshd >/dev/null || groupadd -g %

      {sshd_uid} -r sshd || :
      getent passwd sshd >/dev/null || \
      useradd -c "Privilege-separated SSH" -u %{sshd_uid}

      -g sshd \
      -s /sbin/nologin -r -d /usr/share/empty.sshd sshd 2> /dev/null || :

      Expected results:
      use of system-sysusers

      Additional info:
      https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-sysusers.html
      https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Adopting_sysusers.d_format

            dbelyavs@redhat.com Dmitry Belyavskiy
            riehecky Pat Riehecky
            Miluse Bezo Konecna Miluse Bezo Konecna
            Jan Fiala Jan Fiala
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