Hello On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 06:50:39PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > 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. Good to know. Thanks. Regards, // Ola > 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 / > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- --------------------- 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]
