[Bug 1977710] Re: /etc/adduser.conf.dpkg-save created by postinst since 3.121ubuntu1

[Alex Murray]

>From what I can see of this postinst this looks to be a bug from adduser
in debian itself - and would appear to come from
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/adduser/-/blob/master/debian/postinst#L33
- ie. if the default value is unchanged then an /etc/adduser.conf.dpkg-
save is always generated when the value of DIR_MODE is appended to
/etc/adduser.conf.

Can you confirm if this also occurs when debootstrapping a system from
debian?

** Changed in: adduser (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  /etc/adduser.conf.dpkg-save created by postinst since 3.121ubuntu1

Status in adduser package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Since version 3.121ubuntu1 adduser's postinst script creates
  /etc/adduser.conf.dpkg-save file on debootstrap's root filesystem,
  that is, even when /etc/adduser.conf doesn't exist prior to package
  installation.

  Because of the change below the postinst script changes packaged
  /etc/adduser.conf and creates /etc/adduser.conf.dpkg-save as a backup:

    - Enable private home directories by default (LP: #48734)
      + Set DIR_MODE=0750 in the default adduser.conf
      + Change the description and default value to select private home
        directories by default in debconf template
      + Change the DIR_MODE when private home directories is configured via
        debconf from 0751 to 0750 to ensure files are truly private

  The .dpkg-save file shouldn't be present on debootstrapped system.

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