Respect UID and GID soft static allocation.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:UsersAndGroups?rd=Packaging/UsersAndGroups#Soft_static_allocation

https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4585

Reviewed-By: Martin Basti <mbasti@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/ipaserver/install/installutils.py b/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
index 757bc5b1b..d3f09eccb 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser, NoOptionError
 import traceback
 import textwrap
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-import pwd
-import grp
 
 from dns import resolver, rdatatype
 from dns.exception import DNSException
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ class ReplicaConfig:
 
     subject_base = ipautil.dn_attribute_property('_subject_base')
 
-log = log_mgr.get_logger(__name__)
-
 def get_fqdn():
     fqdn = ""
     try:
@@ -1039,41 +1035,3 @@ def load_external_cert(files, subject_base):
     ca_file.flush()
 
     return cert_file, ca_file
-
-
-def create_system_user(name, group, homedir, shell):
-    """Create a system user with a corresponding group"""
-    try:
-        grp.getgrnam(group)
-    except KeyError:
-        log.debug('Adding group %s', group)
-        args = [paths.GROUPADD, '-r', group]
-        try:
-            ipautil.run(args)
-            log.debug('Done adding group')
-        except ipautil.CalledProcessError as e:
-            log.critical('Failed to add group: %s', e)
-            raise
-    else:
-        log.debug('group %s exists', group)
-
-    try:
-        pwd.getpwnam(name)
-    except KeyError:
-        log.debug('Adding user %s', name)
-        args = [
-            paths.USERADD,
-            '-g', group,
-            '-c', 'DS System User',
-            '-d', homedir,
-            '-s', shell,
-            '-M', '-r', name,
-        ]
-        try:
-            ipautil.run(args)
-            log.debug('Done adding user')
-        except ipautil.CalledProcessError as e:
-            log.critical('Failed to add user: %s', e)
-            raise
-    else:
-        log.debug('user %s exists', name)