From 671e6a81804f264ddcdd6fe7579644404da079b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 17:45:12 +0100 Subject: system: Allow 'chfn' to change the user's full name. Fixes . Reported by Jacob First . * gnu/build/accounts.scm (allocate-passwd): Add comment as to why 'real-name' is taken from PREVIOUS. Add (not system?) to the condition. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-etc-service) : Add "CHFN_RESTRICT". * gnu/system.scm (%setuid-programs): Add "chfn". * gnu/system/pam.scm (base-pam-services): Add "chfn". * doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document it. --- gnu/build/accounts.scm | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'gnu/build') diff --git a/gnu/build/accounts.scm b/gnu/build/accounts.scm index f60d68d9b3..1247fc640c 100644 --- a/gnu/build/accounts.scm +++ b/gnu/build/accounts.scm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU -;;; Copyright © 2019 Ludovic Courtès +;;; Copyright © 2019, 2021 Ludovic Courtès ;;; ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. ;;; @@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ (define (group-id name) (uid id) (directory directory) (gid (if (number? group) group (group-id group))) - (real-name (if previous + + ;; Users might change their name to something + ;; other than what the sysadmin chose, with + ;; 'chfn'. Thus consider it "stateful". + (real-name (if (and previous (not system?)) (password-entry-real-name previous) real-name)) -- cgit v1.2.3