all errors should be printed to stderr

[apt.git] / debian / apt.postinst

diff --git a/debian/apt.postinst b/debian/apt.postinst
old mode 100644 (file)
new mode 100755 (executable)
index fd3e273..a538abd
--- a/debian/apt.postinst
+++ b/debian/apt.postinst
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ case "$1" in
            fi
        fi
 
+        # add unprivileged user for the apt methods
+        adduser --force-badname --system -home /var/empty \
+            --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true
+        chown -R _apt:root \
+            /var/lib/apt/lists \
+            /var/cache/apt/archives
+
         # ensure tighter permissons on the logs, see LP: #975199
         if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 0.9.7.7; then
             # ensure permissions are right