Release 1.2.5

[apt.git] / debian / apt.postinst

diff --git a/debian/apt.postinst b/debian/apt.postinst
index b0a5da7d85d7cb5c5ba46c65a15b63fc83be6f0c..1f98fcece4bad4d0b82e9edc7d7b78dc9c6c243b 100755 (executable)
--- a/debian/apt.postinst
+++ b/debian/apt.postinst
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ case "$1" in
        fi
 
        # add unprivileged user for the apt methods
-       adduser --force-badname --system -home /var/empty \
+       adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent  \
            --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true
 
+       # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user
+       if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then
+           usermod --home /nonexistent _apt
+       fi
+
        # deal with upgrades from experimental
        if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" 'eq' '1.1~exp3'; then
            # libapt will setup partial/ at runtime