Also create nut user when installing nut-client package and do not delete it on purge anymore (Closes: #682000)

debian/changelog

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ nut (2.6.4-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add debian/patches/0001-fix-upsmon-regression.patch: Fix upsmon/upssched
     regression (Taken from upstream) (Closes: #679513)
   * Move nut metapackage to Section: metapackages
+  * Also create nut user when installing nut-client package and do not delete
+    it on purge anymore (Closes: #682000)
 
- -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:50:08 +0200
+ -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:18:03 +0200
 
 nut (2.6.4-1) unstable; urgency=high
 

debian/nut-client.postinst

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+case "$1" in
+
+  configure)
+
+    # make sure the nut user exists and has correct memberships
+    if ! getent group nut >/dev/null; then
+      addgroup --quiet --system nut
+    fi
+    if ! getent passwd nut >/dev/null; then
+      adduser --quiet --system --ingroup nut --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home nut
+    elif ! groups nut | grep -qw nut; then
+      adduser nut nut
+    fi
+# for Ubuntu, while waiting for a proper debconf
+#    if ! groups nut | grep -qw dialout; then
+#	adduser nut dialout
+#    fi
+
+    # make sure that conffiles are secured and have the correct ownerships
+    if [ -d /etc/nut/ ] ; then
+      chown root:nut /etc/nut/
+    fi
+    for file in nut.conf upsmon.conf upssched.conf ; do
+        if [ -f /etc/nut/$file ] ; then
+            chown root:nut /etc/nut/$file
+            chmod 640 /etc/nut/$file
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # make sure that /var/run/nut exists and has the correct ownerships
+    if [ ! -d /var/run/nut ] ; then
+        mkdir -p /var/run/nut
+    fi
+    if [ -d /var/run/nut ] ; then
+        chown root:nut /var/run/nut
+        chmod 770 /var/run/nut
+    fi
+
+  abort-upgrade)
+    # do nothing
+    ;;
+
+  abort-remove)
+    # do nothing
+    ;;
+
+  abort-deconfigure)
+    # do nothing
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "$0: incorrect arguments: $*" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+
+esac
+
+#DEBHELPER#

debian/nut-server.postinst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ case "$1" in
     if [ -d /etc/nut/ ] ; then
       chown root:nut /etc/nut/
     fi
-    for file in nut.conf ups.conf upsd.conf upsmon.conf upsd.users upssched.conf ; do
+    for file in ups.conf upsd.conf upsd.users ; do
         if [ -f /etc/nut/$file ] ; then
             chown root:nut /etc/nut/$file
             chmod 640 /etc/nut/$file

debian/nut-server.postrm

@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ case "$1" in
     rm -f /etc/udev/rules.d/025_nut-usbups.rules
     rm -f /etc/udev/rules.d/52_nut-usbups.rules
     rm -f /etc/udev/rules.d/52-nut-usbups.rules
-    # remove the nut user
-    if [ -x "$(command -v deluser)" ]; then
-       deluser --quiet --system nut > /dev/null || true
-    else
-       echo >&2 "not removing nut system account because deluser command was not found"
-    fi
     # handle a dpkg bug
     [ -d /etc/nut ] && rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/nut >/dev/null 2>&1
     ;;