[MacPorts] #45737: dbus +no_root deleted my root account on MacOSX 10.5.8

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#45737: dbus +no_root deleted my root account on MacOSX 10.5.8
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 Reporter:  newchief@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.3.2
 Keywords:              |       Port:
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 Although installation of dbus with +no_root use flag ended with error
 message that +no_root should not be used on my system, still actions were
 taken! my "System Administrator (root)" user with uid 0 was replaced by
 "Message Bus (root)" with uid 503. As a result, I couldn't do "sudo"
 anymore! Apart from shell commands that require root, all other system
 administrative operations seem to work. I deleted "Message Bus (root)"
 user from list of users being logged as my usual user (which is
 Administrator of this system). Now sudo says there's no root user entry in
 password file (well, root IS listed in /etc/passwd file, but I guess it is
 not where MacOSX keeps user info). System is doomed, wihout sudo, no
 macports anymore.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/45737>
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