For some reason, my root user account was expired. After running "sudo
chage -E -1 root", everything works again.
** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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Title:
adduser creates expired system user
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I had a look at postgresql-common's postinst, and tried to invoke the
same command it uses to add the user (just changed the user name):
$ sudo adduser --system --quiet --home /var/lib/postgresql --no-create-home
--shell /bin/bash --group --gecos "PostgreSQL administrator" testuser
Your account h
Hm, this all looks fine. I never saw this before, can't reproduce, and
have no other explanation what's wrong with your system then, I'm
afraid. Setting back to New, and assigning to adduser.
** Package changed: shadow (Ubuntu) => adduser (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: adduser (Ubuntu)
Status: In
Right after the installation has failed:
$ sudo passwd -S postgres
postgres L 03/15/2011 0 9 7 -1
$ grep postgres /etc/passwd
postgres:x:113:130::/var/lib/postgresql:/bin/bash
$ sudo adduser --debug --system systest
Selecting UID from range 100 to 999 ...
Adding system user `systest' (UID 12
