On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 09:11:26PM +0100, Ola Lundqvist wrote: > Hello > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 09:33:22PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > > Package: ntop > > Version: 3:3.2-1 > > Severity: minor > > > > When isntalling ntop with aptitude, I get nasty warnings from adduser: > > Well nasty is a bit harsh but I understand what you mean.
I agree :) bad choice of a word. > > Setting up ntop (3.2-1) ... > > Adding system user: ntop. > > adduser: Warning: The home dir you specified already exists. > > Adding system user `ntop'... > > Adding new group `ntop' (116). > > Adding new user `ntop' (116) with group `ntop'. > > The home directory `/var/lib/ntop' already exists. Not copying from > > `/etc/skel' > > adduser: Warning: that home directory does not belong to the user you > > are currently creating > > Starting network top daemon: Fri Nov 11 16:33:29 2005 NOTE: Interface > > merge enabled by default > > Fri Nov 11 16:33:29 2005 Initializing gdbm databases > > > > The warnings are probably caused by the fact that ntop installs files > > into the /var/lib/ntop directory and then calls the adduser with > > --home /var/lib/ntop in the postinst script. > > > > Maybe the adduser should be in a preinst script, so it would not > > get upset. > > Maybe that is a solution, yes. > > Regards, > > // Ola And while I'm at it, after purging the ntop, the user is still in the /etc/passwd. I don't know why, but maybe the $USER doesn't get set in the postrm. Simo > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: testing/unstable > > APT prefers testing > > APT policy: (990, 'testing') > > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.14 > > Locale: LANG=en_US.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=en_US.ISO-8859-15 > > (charmap=ISO-8859-15) > > > > Versions of packages ntop depends on: > > ii adduser 3.77 Add and remove users and groups > > ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.58 Debian configuration > > management sy > > ii libc6 2.3.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared > > libraries an > > ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.4 FreeType 2 font engine, shared > > lib > > ii libgd2-noxpm 2.0.33-2 GD Graphics Library version 2 > > (wit > > ii libgdbm3 1.8.3-2 GNU dbm database routines > > (runtime > > ii libjpeg62 6b-10 The Independent JPEG Group's > > JPEG > > ii libpcap0.7 0.7.2-7 System interface for > > user-level pa > > ii libpng12-0 1.2.8rel-5 PNG library - runtime > > ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8a-3 SSL shared libraries > > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-4 compression library - runtime > > > > ntop recommends no packages. > > > > -- debconf information: > > * ntop/user: ntop > > * ntop/interfaces: eth0 > > -- > --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- > / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | > | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | > | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | > \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
