106872 2005-09-22 02:26 0000 emerge boxbackup failes on enewuser 2005-09-22 10:21:42 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Ebuilds unspecified x86 Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 f.kalsbeek@mindswitch.nl grobian@gentoo.org app-backup@gentoo.org f.kalsbeek@mindswitch.nl 2005-09-22 02:26:33 0000 Emerge of boxbackup-0.09 failes on a pre-install issue regarding adding of a new user (bbstored) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: emerge boxbackup Actual Results: emerge aborted on enewuser error Expected Results: Add the new user >>> Merging app-backup/boxbackup-0.09 to / * Adding group 'bbstored' to your system ... * - Groupid: next available * Adding user 'bbstored' to your system ... * - Userid: 101 * - Shell: /bin/false * - Home: /dev/null * - Groups: (none) useradd: group bbstored exists - if you want to add this user to that group, use -g. !!! ERROR: app-backup/boxbackup-0.09 failed. !!! Function enewuser, Line 590, Exitcode 9 !!! enewuser failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. !!! FAILED preinst: 1 grobian@gentoo.org 2005-09-22 10:21:42 0000 Indeed, sorry. Forgot to tell enewuser which group the new user should belong to. Should show up in a next sync within a few hours. Please reopen if the bug persists. I wasn't able to reproduce the problem myself after my fix.