[Bug 589867] Review Request: logcheck - analyzes logfiles and sends email

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--- Comment #12 from Matthias Runge <mrunge at matthias-runge.de> 2010-06-10 07:12:40 EDT ---

> %{_datadir}/logtail/

That suits me better.
> 

> 
> I wouldn't use "logcheck" as the default group in %defattr as it will make it
> the default group for everything, including the binaries, documentation, cron
> scripts etc., which is probably not what you want.
> 
> I would have your package create and own the /var/lib/logcheck directory rather
> than having useradd create it in %pre, so that the directory gets removed if
> the package is removed from the system.    

That's a little difficult. First of all, I fully agree with you, but what
happens with the "logcheck"-user when the package is removed. Created users
should be left on the system, afaik. When the user is left, why remove his home
dir?

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