[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Add a man page for rpm sysusers integration (PR #4126)
Michal Domonkos
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Mon Mar 9 12:18:15 UTC 2026
@dmnks commented on this pull request.
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+- Suffix *u* with an exclamation mark (*!*) to create a fully locked account
+ (recommended)
+- Use a dash (*-*) as _UID_/_GID_ for automatic number allocation (recommended)
+- _FILE_ is an absolute path to a file whose UID/GID should be used
+- _LINE_ uses *Line format* with the fields passed as macro arguments
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+
+RPM has native support for declarative user and group creation by integrating
+with the *sysusers.d*(5) format (introduced by systemd). Packagers only need to
+drop one or more files to _/usr/lib/sysusers.d/_ and RPM will handle the rest,
+such as dependency generation and the invocation of *systemd-sysusers*(8) during
+the build and installation, respectively.
+
+Vendors on non-systemd platforms can enable the feature by shipping any missing
Oh right, the %add_sysuser macro is actually a building block used to implement this thing (in the dep. generators) of course :facepalm: :smile: But yep, it could still be treated as "private" in a way, except there's that Python use case (that's a TIL for me)...
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