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  • Bug#1099647: --system --uid results in "already exists with different u

    From Marc Haber@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 6 12:30:02 2025
    Package: adduser
    Version: 3.142
    Severity: important

    Hi,

    root@salida-sid-buildd-amd64-coce:/srv# adduser --system --uid 123 uidtest root@salida-sid-buildd-amd64-coce:/srv# adduser --system --uid 123 uidtest fatal: The user `uidtest' already exists with a different UID. Exiting. root@salida-sid-buildd-amd64-coce:/srv#

    This should not happen.

    Greetings
    Marc

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