On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Damyan Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Package: firebird2.0-super > Version: 2.0.3.12981.ds1-2 > Severity: grave > > -=| marius popa, Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 04:32:42PM +0200 |=- > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Damyan Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > -=| marius popa, Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 11:52:58AM +0200 |=- > > > > Setting up firebird2.0-super (2.0.3.12981.ds1-5~bpo40+1) ... > > > > adduser: Warning: that home directory does not belong to the user > you > > > are > > > > currently creating. > > > > Created default security.fdb > > > > Unable to complete network request to host "localhost". > > > > Failed to establish a connection. > > > > Connection refused > > > > unable to open database > > > > dpkg: error processing firebird2.0-super (--configure): > > > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > > firebird2.0-super > > > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > > > > > > > > > sudo /etc/init.d/firebird2.0-super start > > > > * Not starting Firebird 2.0 server manager > > > > * Use `dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.0-super' to enable. > > > > > > Thanks for testing. > > > > > > I guess what you'd expect is: > > > > > > 1) be asked whether to enable firebird server at startup > > > 2) do no try to set sysdba password (or even ask for it) when firebird > > > server is not enabled > > > > > > Does this look satisfactory? > > > > > > ok it asked me when i installed but it failed to start see the first > error > > I traced the source of the error. It exisits, it is grave. I am very > surprised that no one found it almost three months. > > The reason for the failure is an excessive cleanup after abandoning the > idea of supportingmultiple firebird vesions being installed at the same > time. the postinst script never asks if you want to enable the server, > but tries to change sysdba's password. As the server is not started, it > fails. > > The fix is to ask for, and attempt to change the password only the > server is enabled and only after it has been started. > > I'll produce fixed packages soon and present them for testing. > Meanwhile, I a filing a bug to the BTS so that others are aware. > > -- > dam JabberID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFH1MhEHqjlqpcl9jsRAtuOAJ46wHf1HarBiEcFpvdOtXutz09iFwCgyE7E > HvOrlL94pscq69cMhZNS/rY= > =xJ9U > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > pkg-firebird-general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-firebird-general > the same bug seems to be present in ubuntu hardy too (postinstall script is the same) i tested and then i did an diff dget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/f/firebird2.0/firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1-5ubuntu1.dsc dget dget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/firebird2.0/firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1-5.dsc debdiff firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1-5.dsc firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1-5ubuntu1.dsc the only differences are about the hppa-patch and ia64 patches -- developer flamerobin.org
