Howdy, This failed once before but I didn't worry about it. However, since the profile update, it still fails. I'd like to figure out how to fix it. I tried doing a emerge -C and then emerging it again. No help. This is the output. It's not to long, whole thing. :-D
>>> Failed to install acct-user/man-1-r3, Log file: >>> '/var/log/portage/acct-user:man-1-r3:20240411-011746.log' >>> Jobs: 0 of 1 complete, 1 failed Load avg: 2.12, 1.62, 1.72 * Package: acct-user/man-1-r3:0 * Repository: gentoo * Maintainer: base-sys...@gentoo.org * USE: abi_x86_64 amd64 elibc_glibc kernel_linux * FEATURES: network-sandbox preserve-libs sandbox userpriv usersandbox >>> Unpacking source... >>> Source unpacked in /var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/work >>> Preparing source in /var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/work ... >>> Source prepared. >>> Configuring source in /var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/work ... >>> Source configured. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/work ... >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: acct-user/man-1-r3 >>> Install acct-user/man-1-r3 into /var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/image >>> Completed installing acct-user/man-1-r3 into /var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/image * Final size of build directory: 0 KiB * Final size of installed tree: 4 KiB ./ ./usr/ ./usr/lib/ ./usr/lib/sysusers.d/ ./usr/lib/sysusers.d/acct-user-man.conf >>> Done. * checking 1 files for package collisions >>> Merging acct-user/man-1-r3 to / error writing passwd entry: Invalid argument * User man already exists --- /usr/ --- /usr/lib/ --- /usr/lib/sysusers.d/ >>> /usr/lib/sysusers.d/acct-user-man.conf * Removing user man from group(s): root * To retain the user's group membership in the local system * config, override with ACCT_USER_MAN_GROUPS or * ACCT_USER_MAN_GROUPS_ADD in make.conf. * Documentation reference: * https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Practical_guide_to_the_GLEP_81_migration#Override_user_groups * Updating user man usermod: user 'man' does not exist in /etc/passwd usermod: failed to unlock /etc/gshadow * usermod: user 'man' does not exist in /etc/passwd * usermod: failed to unlock /etc/gshadow * ERROR: acct-user/man-1-r3::gentoo failed (postinst phase): * usermod failed with status 6 * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 136: Called pkg_postinst * environment, line 884: Called acct-user_pkg_postinst * environment, line 417: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * die "usermod failed with status ${status}"; * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=acct-user/man-1-r3::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=acct-user/man-1-r3::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/acct-user:man-1-r3:20240411-011746.log'. * For convenience, a symlink to the build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/empty' * S: '/var/tmp/portage/acct-user/man-1-r3/work' * FAILED postinst: 1 * * The following package has failed to build, install, or execute postinst: * * (acct-user/man-1-r3:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file: * '/var/log/portage/acct-user:man-1-r3:20240411-011746.log' * * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. (chroot) root@fireball / # Any ideas? It did install once long ago when the group and user thing started. Ideas?? Dale :-) :-)
