On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 03:35:43PM -0600, Jim Bernard wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 02:26:32PM -0700, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 09:49:13AM -0600, Jim Bernard wrote:
> > > Now that bin hasn't owned any files on the system for a few years, how do
> > > people feel about having the bin account removed from src/etc/master.passwd?
> > 
> > My instinct is to just leave it there. It doesn't hurt anything, does it?
> 
>   It's harmless, but it's a cobweb.  Like other accounts that were removed
> in recent years (ingres, falken).

Yes, but as apposed to bin those were app specific and/or humor. bin has
been a system account for eons. Stuff can/will probably break assuming bin
is a valid account even if the system itself no longer uses it.

James