couchdb-bin.postinst creates "couchdb" user, but couchdb-bin.postrm doesn't remove it

Bug #1024933 reported by Jason Gerard DeRose
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couchdb (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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Bug Description

Even after this, the "couchdb" user and group will still remain:

sudo apt-get purge couchdb couchdb-bin

The `couchdb-bin.postinst` script creates the "couchdb" user and group, and the `couchdb-bin.postrm` script should really remove it.

This would be a nice thing to SRU so that it's possible to have a prim-and-proper upgrade to a newer CouchDB package:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb/+bug/1022515

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: couchdb-bin 1.0.1-0ubuntu18
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 15 05:11:43 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120122)
SourcePackage: couchdb
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jason Gerard DeRose (jderose) wrote :
summary: couchdb-bin.postinst creates "couchdb" user, but couchdb-bin.postrm
- doesn't remove "couchdb" user
+ doesn't remove it
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

This is by design. System users should not be removed on package removal.

Changed in couchdb (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
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