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systemd 258 enhances the systemd-creds userdb mechanism and now fails when the /etc/userdb directory is missing.
1. Remove the systemd-userdb-load-credentials.service script as no service (addon) require the creation of static users
# systemctl --failed
● systemd-userdb-load-credentials.service loaded failed failed Load JSON user/group Records from Credentials
2. Create the symbolic link to allow the /storage/.cache/userdb to be utilised (but no default directory to be created)
# userdbctl services
SERVICE LISTENING
io.systemd.DropIn yes
io.systemd.DynamicUser yes
io.systemd.Multiplexer yes
io.systemd.NameServiceSwitch yes
4 services listed.
# ls -l /storage/.cache/userdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Sep 21 09:48 473.user -> testuser.user
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 250 Sep 21 09:27 testuser.user
# id u
uid=473(testuser) gid=473 groups=473
# userdbctl
NAME DISPOSITION UID GID REALNAME HOME SHELL
...
┌─ ↓ begin system users ↓ system 1 - First system user - -
...
testuser regular 473 473 - / /bin/false
└─ ↑ end system users ↑ system 999 - Last system user - -
- https://systemd.io/USER_RECORD/
- https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/nss-systemd.8.html
- https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/systemd.system-credentials.7.html
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