Adduser devel - Feb 2006 - Bug#352037: Re: Bug#352027: heartbeat - uninstallable in buildd context

tags #352037 unreproducible
severity #352037
user adduser@packages.debian.org
usertags #352037 close-20060331
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On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 01:46:54AM -0800, Steve Langasek
wrote:
> > > Automatic build of evms_2.5.4-6 on debian-31 by sbuild/s390 85
> > [...]
> > > Selecting previously deselected package heartbeat.
> > > Unpacking heartbeat (from .../heartbeat_1.2.4-2_s390.deb) ...
> > > Use of uninitialized value in printf at /usr/sbin/adduser line
329.
> > > Password: chfn: PAM authentication failed
> > > adduser: `/usr/bin/chfn -f Heartbeat System Account
hacluster'' returned error code 1.  Aborting.
> > > dpkg: error processing
/home/buildd/build/chroot-unstable/var/cache/apt/archives/heartbeat_1.2.4-2_s390.deb
(--unpack):
> > >  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
> 
> But this seems to be a valid use of adduser, so the bug belongs to adduser
> for not properly quoting arguments to chfn.
NACK, adduser uses perl''s system() call with an argument list, so
there is no shell interfering with the command line.

Actually, heartbeat installs fine in my test chroot, resulting in
hacluster:x:101:108:Heartbeat System Account,,,:/usr/lib/heartbeat:/bin/false
in /etc/passwd.

Additionally, Steve, if your analysis were correct, the error message
would be "chfn: unknown user System"

So there must be some other issue that causes chfn to fail, the "PAM
authentication failed" is another hint towards this.

Waldi, can you please check whether
/usr/bin/chfn -f "Heartbeat System Account" hacluster
works on your system and report back?

Tagging this bug as unreproducible, and downgrading to normal. Close
deadline for this will be March 31.

Greetings
Marc

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reassign 352037 passwd
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On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 12:56:53PM +0100, Marc Haber
wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 01:46:54AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > > > Automatic build of evms_2.5.4-6 on debian-31 by sbuild/s390
85
> > > [...]
> > > > Selecting previously deselected package heartbeat.
> > > > Unpacking heartbeat (from .../heartbeat_1.2.4-2_s390.deb)
...
> > > > Use of uninitialized value in printf at /usr/sbin/adduser
line 329.
> > > > Password: chfn: PAM authentication failed
> > > > adduser: `/usr/bin/chfn -f Heartbeat System Account
hacluster'' returned error code 1.  Aborting.
> > > > dpkg: error processing
/home/buildd/build/chroot-unstable/var/cache/apt/archives/heartbeat_1.2.4-2_s390.deb
(--unpack):
> > > >  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit
status 2
> > But this seems to be a valid use of adduser, so the bug belongs to
adduser
> > for not properly quoting arguments to chfn.
> NACK, adduser uses perl''s system() call with an argument list, so
> there is no shell interfering with the command line.
Ok, then passing the bug down the line to passwd.

In that case, I suspect that this is an issue related to waldi''s
chroots not
having /etc/shadow, which I seem to remember is the case.

Thanks,
-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
vorlon@debian.org                                   http://www.debian.org/
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