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Description of problem: bacula-common runs '/usr/sbin/groupadd' and '/usr/sbin/useradd' in its installation scriplets, but the package doesn't depend on shadow-utils: [root@rtt5 rpms]# rpm --nogpg -q --scripts -p bacula-common-5.0.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm preinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 133 -r bacula &>/dev/null || : /usr/sbin/useradd -u 133 -r -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/spool/bacula -M \ -c 'Bacula Backup System' -g bacula bacula &>/dev/null || : postuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): #Dropped due to Guidelines #test "$1" != 0 || /usr/sbin/userdel bacula &>/dev/null || : #test "$1" != 0 || /usr/sbin/groupdel bacula &>/dev/null || : [root@rtt5 rpms]# rpm -qf /usr/sbin/groupadd shadow-utils-4.1.4.2-9.el6.s390x [root@rtt5 rpms]# rpm --nogpg -q --requires -p bacula-common-5.0.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm | grep shadow-utils [root@rtt5 rpms]# It causes warning messages in some cases: ... Installing : ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6.noarch 36/38 Installing : openssl-1.0.0-10.el6.s390x 37/38 Installing : bacula-common-5.0.0-7.el6.s390x 38/38 warning: user bacula does not exist - using root warning: group bacula does not exist - using root warning: user bacula does not exist - using root warning: group bacula does not exist - using root Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): bacula-common-5.0.0-7.el6 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum --installroot=/root/new_install_root install bacula-common Actual results: warning messages during installation Expected results: bacula-common depends on shadow-utils, no warning messages during installation
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Cause - shadow-utils wasn't listed in package dependencies Consequence - bacula user and group hasn't been created when shadow-utils package wasn't installed Fix - added shadow-utils to dependencies Result - user and group are created, no warning message on installation
Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1,8 +1 @@ -Cause +Prior to this update, the shadow-utils package was not listed among the package dependencies for Bacula. As a result, the bacula user and bacula group were not created when the shadow-utils package was not present on the system, and a warning message was displayed during the bacula packages installation. This bug has been fixed by adding shadow-utils to the package dependencies.-- shadow-utils wasn't listed in package dependencies -Consequence -- bacula user and group hasn't been created when shadow-utils package wasn't installed -Fix -- added shadow-utils to dependencies -Result -- user and group are created, no warning message on installation
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1232.html