RFE discussion.... Scan for missing users and group prior to install

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Is yum a good place to look for and optionally add users and groups that are expected
by packages.  Or is this something that rpm should address.

I commonly see a package install message that foo.package is installing
files as "root" because user "fooadministrator" is missing.   In some
cases there is a risk of loss of security and containment of a hacker should
a flaw be exploited in the package.

In an ideal world I would like the opportunity to add the user/group
(or not) then install the package.

Thanks,
mitch


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