Bug#337582: [Pbuilder-maint] Bug#337582: automatic creation of pbuilder user would be helpful

[Charles Fry]

> The reason for not making user 'pbuilder' with userid 1234 per
> default is that 
> 
> 1. the user might already be used outside the chroot

I guess I don't see the problem that this implies. Are you assuming that
the pbuilder user exists only inside of the chroot, or both inside and
out?

> 2. running pbuilder under user privilege will require fakeroot 
> which does not always work.
> 
> 
> However, I think making fakeroot default might be a good idea
> since fakeroot is already prolific.

Agreed. :-) And that would certainly be enough to close this bug. ;-)

Charles

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