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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/build/accounts.scm | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/accounts.scm b/gnu/build/accounts.scm index 6b44ab610b..c43ce85b60 100644 --- a/gnu/build/accounts.scm +++ b/gnu/build/accounts.scm @@ -483,9 +483,12 @@ new UIDs." (real-name (if previous (password-entry-real-name previous) real-name)) - (shell (if previous - (password-entry-shell previous) - shell))) + + ;; Do not reuse the shell of PREVIOUS since (1) + ;; that could lead to confusion, and (2) the + ;; shell might have been GC'd. See + ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2019-04/msg00478.html>. + (shell shell)) result) allocation)))) '() |