On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 09:03:31PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > > ok. in functions.sh, changing the test in is_system_user () to > > return 0 instead of 1 if $ROOT/etc/passwd fails fixes the problem. > > Only because it's causing the system to _always_ think that a system > user already exists, even if there's no password file, AFAICS. hello joey,
ok i talked to phil about this: my understanding of shell scripts is brain-dead. phil explained that 0 equals success, and 1 equals fail, therefore ! 1 is... my brain hurts. the bottom line: it's perfectly correct, and my bugreport is complete rubbish :) l. -- -- lkcl.net - mad free software computer person, visionary and poet. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]