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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16289: closed (Build Users)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 15:59:02 +0000

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From: Kete <kete <at> ninthfloor.org>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Build Users
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 16:13:40 -0500

I think the manual should advise build users to be added as system accounts to 
avoid having them show up in the GDM menu. The useradd command can do this 
with the --system option or its shorthand: -r.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Kete <kete <at> ninthfloor.org>
Cc: 16289-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16289: Build Users
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:58:32 +0100

Kete <kete <at> ninthfloor.org> skribis:

> I think the manual should advise build users to be added as system accounts to 
> avoid having them show up in the GDM menu. The useradd command can do this 
> with the --system option or its shorthand: -r.

Indeed, fixed as 4d1a2b5.  Thanks for the advice!

Ludo’.

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