Package: base-files Version: 5.3 Severity: important base-files uses chmod in the postinst script which needs /etc/passwd and /etc/group to be present. those file are created by the base-passwd package and hence base-files should depend on it.
i found this bug when running multistrap which uses apt and hence relies on the package dependencies to be correct to determine configuration order of packages. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.35+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages base-files depends on: ii gawk [awk] 1:3.1.7.dfsg-5 GNU awk, a pattern scanning and pr base-files recommends no packages. base-files suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
