[MacPorts] #33697: Incomplete uninstall script

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Tue Mar 20 10:47:59 PDT 2012


#33697: Incomplete uninstall script
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 Reporter:  neville@…           |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  MacPorts 2.0.5                       
Component:  ports               |     Version:  2.0.4                                
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 The uninstall script at

 http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html

 fails to remove

 /private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/macports.plist
 /private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/groups/macports.plist

 which leaves user-name (macports), group (macports) and ID (typically 503)
 on the database causing confusion and minor inconvenience.

 Users become aware of this when changing permissions in Get Info or using
 AppleJack etc.

 Removing these 2 plist files works with Leopard and probably works with
 later OSs.

 Correcting and testing the script should be relatively easy.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/33697>
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