Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
Tags: bullseye
User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org
Usertags: pu
[ Reason ]
Pam has a bug where because of a syntax error in postinst, the upgrade fails if
a systemd unit fails to restart.
This has been fixed in unstable, and I'd like to backport the fix.
I'll upload as soon as I test on bullseye; I'm sure it will be fine since it's
the same patch as unstable, but for an essential package I want to be sure.
[ Impact ]
Without this update, pam fails to upgrade if one of the services that
is restarted fails to restart on a system using systemd as pid 1.
[ Tests ]
I constructed a case where a unit failed to restart on the unstable code,
confirmed it failed before the update and confirmed it worked after the update.
Need to do the same on bullseye before uploading.
[ Risks ]
Low risk because this is an obvious fix to a failure path.
[ Checklist ]
[x] *all* changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in (old)stable
[x] the issue is verified as fixed in unstable
[ Changes ]
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dee3f32b..8d9b0773 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+pam (1.4.0-9+deb11u1) bullseye; urgency=medium
+
+ * Fix syntax error in libpam0g.postinst when a systemd unit fails,
+ Closes: #992538
+
+
+ -- Sam Hartman <hartm...@debian.org> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:11:23 -0600
+
pam (1.4.0-9) unstable; urgency=medium
* Revert prefer the multiarch path from 1.4.0-8: It turns out that
diff --git a/debian/libpam0g.postinst b/debian/libpam0g.postinst
index 396b35ca..6279f684 100644
--- a/debian/libpam0g.postinst
+++ b/debian/libpam0g.postinst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if test -d /run/systemd/system; then
if systemctl try-restart $1; then
:
else
- failed = "$failed $1"
+ failed="$failed $1"
fi
}
else # not systemd
