---
name: "dh_installsysusers"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "13.24.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_installsysusers"
---

# dh\_installsysusers(1)

install and integrates systemd sysusers files

## NAME

dh\_installsysusers - install and integrates systemd sysusers files

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_installsysusers** \[*debhelper options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_installsysusers** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing package maintainer supplied systemd sysusers files.

It also finds the systemd sysusers files installed in a package and generates relevant integration snippets for enabling the users on installation.  These snippets are added to the package by [**dh\_installdeb**(1)](/dh_installdeb/1.md).

## FILES

- debian/*package*.sysusers

  If the file exist, it will be installed as */usr/lib/sysusers.d/package.conf*.

## OPTIONS

- **--name=***name*

  When this parameter is used, **dh\_installsysusers** looks for and installs files named debian/*package*.*name*.sysusers instead of the usual debian/*package*.sysusers.

  Furthermore, the file is installed as */usr/lib/sysusers.d/name.conf* rather than */usr/lib/sysusers.d/package.conf*.

## NOTES

This command is not idempotent. [**dh\_prep**(1)](/dh_prep/1.md) should be called between invocations of this command (with the same arguments). Otherwise, it may cause multiple instances of the same text to be added to maintainer scripts.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md)