safe user creation

noursaidi · Oct 31, 2024 · 708a8f9 · 708a8f9
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commit 708a8f9
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diff --git a/misc/discoverynode/bin/install_daemon b/misc/discoverynode/bin/install_daemon
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ if [[ -n $install ]]; then
     mkdir -p $LIB_DIR
     mkdir -p $ETC_DIR
     mkdir -p $ETC_DIR/certs
-    useradd -r -s /bin/false $USERNAME
 
+    if ! id $USERNAME  >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        useradd -r -s /bin/false $USERNAME
+    else
+        echo "Not creating username because it exists"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [[ -n $install || -n $upgrade ]]; then