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  • source: adduser (main)
  • version: 3.153
  • maintainer: Debian Adduser Developers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Marc Haber [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 3.118+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 3.134
  • stable: 3.152
  • testing: 3.153
  • unstable: 3.153
versioned links
  • 3.118+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.134: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.152: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 3.153: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • adduser (48 bugs: 0, 14, 34, 0)
action needed
2 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal
The BTS contains 2 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.
Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2025-10-21 07:00
5 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 5 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2025-04-21 Last update: 2025-10-21 07:00
12 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:
commit 02ad950aafe8d7e09fc6987317654c41e8f15009
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Thu Sep 18 09:58:30 2025 +0200

    correctly sanitize names in deluser
    
    Thanks: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker
    Closes: #1109329

commit d8e3b97d73f28ec9063be42241fb7d3609efa8e8
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Thu Sep 18 09:41:42 2025 +0200

    have delgroup reject user-specific command line options
    
    This a drive-by fix 1109329, when another user reported an unrelated
    issue

commit 3d9569f10976c6725813765e38b09fa996e75ac6
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Thu Sep 18 09:41:19 2025 +0200

    add a test for deluser with a user-specific option
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit c68dcbb63fd803a301faf53f8d22bcf84a41d644
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Thu Sep 18 09:19:55 2025 +0200

    make deluser --group work as documented
    
    This a drive-by fix 1109329, when another user reported an unrelated
    issue

commit c1ea85e251491327a01136623f5bcfa03f78bc5b
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Thu Sep 18 09:18:26 2025 +0200

    add test for deluser --group
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 77331713cece439372e2f081153bb87f356a6c4e
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 10:44:59 2025 +0200

    fix indent
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit dc525e2259af59571d706361dbe297751e0d7ce5
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 09:59:24 2025 +0200

    fix readding -> reading
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 9f48853a2bb6f302cbf97210bb60102b4518b2d5
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 09:58:07 2025 +0200

    fix brace position
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 6711e06b0ec032fecb8a647775cbc0a823419da2
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 09:57:14 2025 +0200

    remove doubled semicolon.
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 53262f1e5730982380e65080562b9b51bc821ece
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 09:38:50 2025 +0200

    rename testsuite file names for better ordering
    
    Git-Dch: ignore

commit 1150d03a7a76ea735d052e15bd3ca6478da1f290
Author: Matt Barry <matt@hazelmollusk.org>
Date:   Fri Mar 28 09:45:10 2025 -0400

    document --no-copy-skel

commit ae36756eee99d1cc570b88363ba308e7bf10d0be
Author: Matt Barry <matt@hazelmollusk.org>
Date:   Fri Mar 28 09:28:12 2025 -0400

    add --no-copy-skel option
    
    Fixes: #1099633
Created: 2025-10-13 Last update: 2025-10-19 12:00
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  • [2025-09-17] adduser 3.153 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-14] Accepted adduser 3.153 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-05-15] adduser 3.152 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-05-06] Accepted adduser 3.152 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-05-02] Accepted adduser 3.151 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-04-13] adduser 3.150 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-28] Accepted adduser 3.150 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-25] adduser 3.149 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-22] Accepted adduser 3.149 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-22] Accepted adduser 3.148 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-21] Accepted adduser 3.147 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-20] Accepted adduser 3.146 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-18] adduser 3.145 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-08] Accepted adduser 3.145 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-04] Accepted adduser 3.144 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-03-03] Accepted adduser 3.143 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-02-25] Accepted adduser 3.142 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-02-22] Accepted adduser 3.141 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-02-22] Accepted adduser 3.140 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-02-21] Accepted adduser 3.139 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2024-11-02] Accepted adduser 3.138 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2023-07-26] Accepted adduser 3.118+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2023-07-21] adduser 3.137 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-06-28] Accepted adduser 3.137 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2023-06-27] Accepted adduser 3.136 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2023-06-25] Accepted adduser 3.135 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2023-05-31] adduser 3.134 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-05-25] Accepted adduser 3.134 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2023-05-24] adduser 3.133 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-05-17] Accepted adduser 3.133 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 40 48
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 13 14
  • M&W: 27 34
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 5
  • help: 2
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