Control: retitle -1 improve dbadmin-less database configuration workflow
Control: tags -1 confirmed

On 19-01-15 20:16, Patrick Matthäi wrote:
> Am 17.01.2015 um 13:18 schrieb Paul Gevers:
>> [New maintainer of dbconfig-common here, please be gentle with me for a
>> while.]
> 
> we will see :D

:)

> otrs is absolutely useless without a working database. Every step from
> the package installation and configuration will fail, otrs itself and
> all otrs tools. This is the case for most database depending packages.
> 
> That you do not have dbadmin access in companies very often: yes
> 
> What about providing two options:
> a) I have got dbadmin access, use it to configure everything
> b) I just have got SQL access data provided by my dba, please use them
> to configure $package
> 
> What do you think?

Well, if I understand it correctly, this is exactly what SHOULD happen
when you hit "ignore" on the first failure (the one where the admin will
not be able to log in). However, I agree that this should be an option.
Adjusted the title appropriately, do you agree that this describes it
well enough?

Paul



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