[Bug 2138842] [NEW] coreutils-from-uutils: deluser <USER> fails with option --remove-home

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Public bug reported:

I am using:

~$ lsb_release -ds
Ubuntu 25.10
~$ dpkg -l | grep coreutil
ii  coreutils                                     9.5-1ubuntu2+0.0.0~ubuntu24                all          coreutils meta package
ii  coreutils-from-uutils                         0.0.0~ubuntu24                             all          coreutils from the uutils project
ii  gnu-coreutils                                 9.5-1ubuntu4                               amd64        GNU core utilities
ii  rust-coreutils                                0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1                           amd64        Universal coreutils utils, written in Rust
~$

When I try to remove a user and his home at once, I get an error

~$ sudo deluser test27 --remove-home
invalid characters in input string, see trace output for more details at /usr/share/perl5/Debian/AdduserCommon.pm line 143.
~$

workaround: 
split it in two steps
~$ sudo deluser test27
~$ sudo find /home/test27/ -delete
~$

-----

For your interrest
This does not appear on another system with coreutils-from-gnu

~$ dpkg -l | grep coreutil
ii  coreutils                                     9.5-1ubuntu2+0.0.0~ubuntu24                all          coreutils meta package
ii  coreutils-from-gnu                            0.0.0~ubuntu24                             all          coreutils from the GNU coreutils project
ii  gnu-coreutils                                 9.5-1ubuntu4                               amd64        GNU core utilities
ii  rust-coreutils                                0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1                           amd64        Universal coreutils utils, written in Rust
~$ sudo deluser test26 --remove-home
~$

** Affects: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  coreutils-from-uutils: deluser <USER> fails with option --remove-home

Status in rust-coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am using:

  ~$ lsb_release -ds
  Ubuntu 25.10
  ~$ dpkg -l | grep coreutil
  ii  coreutils                                     9.5-1ubuntu2+0.0.0~ubuntu24                all          coreutils meta package
  ii  coreutils-from-uutils                         0.0.0~ubuntu24                             all          coreutils from the uutils project
  ii  gnu-coreutils                                 9.5-1ubuntu4                               amd64        GNU core utilities
  ii  rust-coreutils                                0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1                           amd64        Universal coreutils utils, written in Rust
  ~$

  When I try to remove a user and his home at once, I get an error

  ~$ sudo deluser test27 --remove-home
  invalid characters in input string, see trace output for more details at /usr/share/perl5/Debian/AdduserCommon.pm line 143.
  ~$

  workaround: 
  split it in two steps
  ~$ sudo deluser test27
  ~$ sudo find /home/test27/ -delete
  ~$

  -----

  For your interrest
  This does not appear on another system with coreutils-from-gnu

  ~$ dpkg -l | grep coreutil
  ii  coreutils                                     9.5-1ubuntu2+0.0.0~ubuntu24                all          coreutils meta package
  ii  coreutils-from-gnu                            0.0.0~ubuntu24                             all          coreutils from the GNU coreutils project
  ii  gnu-coreutils                                 9.5-1ubuntu4                               amd64        GNU core utilities
  ii  rust-coreutils                                0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1                           amd64        Universal coreutils utils, written in Rust
  ~$ sudo deluser test26 --remove-home
  ~$

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