94161 2005-05-27 03:44 0000 snort ebuild snort-2.3.3-r1 problem 2005-07-25 13:09:16 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Applications 2005.0 All Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 kakou@kakou.org netmon@gentoo.org kakou@kakou.org 2005-05-27 03:44:59 0000 when I try to install snort emerge -pv =net-analyzer/snort-2.3.3-r1 These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild U ] net-analyzer/snort-2.3.3-r1 [2.3.2-r1] -debug -flexresp -inline +mysql -odbc -postgres +prelude (-selinux) -sguil +snortsam +ssl 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB ____________________ > Completed installing snort-2.3.3-r1 into /var/tmp/portage/snort-2.3.3-r1/image/ >>> Merging net-analyzer/snort-2.3.3-r1 to / /usr/portage/net-analyzer/snort/snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild: line 96: 14826 Broken pipe usermod -d "/var/log/snort" snort !!! ERROR: net-analyzer/snort-2.3.3-r1 failed. !!! Function pkg_preinst, Line 99, Exitcode 141 !!! usermod problem !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. !!! FAILED preinst: 1 ______________________ the error is the line usermod -g "snort" snort || die "usermod problem" from pkg_preinst() { enewgroup snort enewuser snort -1 /bin/false /var/log/snort snort usermod -d "/var/log/snort" snort || die "usermod problem" usermod -g "snort" snort || die "usermod problem" usermod -s "/bin/false" snort || die "usermod problem" echo "ignore any message about CREATE_HOME above..." } Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge -pv =net-analyzer/snort-2.3.3-r1 2. 3. vanquirius@gentoo.org 2005-06-19 13:55:10 0000 I can't reproduce your problem and that portion of the ebuild is present in older ebuilds, can you still reproduce it? soulse@gmail.com 2005-07-16 22:05:41 0000 Created an attachment (id=63586) snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff Maybe a fix like this could help ;) soulse@gmail.com 2005-07-16 22:35:09 0000 Created an attachment (id=63587) snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff Sorry previous one had an error coz i still used /var/log/snort as home... is it really necessary? i just made /dev/null as home in this one... vanquirius@gentoo.org 2005-07-25 13:09:16 0000 In fact, I don't think it is necessary. And indeed, that stuff should be in pkg_setup() and not pkg_preinst(). Fixed in cvs. Thanks for reporting. 63586 2005-07-16 22:05 0000 snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff text/plain LS0tIHNub3J0LTIuMy4zLXIxLmVidWlsZC5vcmlnCTIwMDUtMDctMTYgMTg6NTM6MjYuNjY3MjE3 NzQ0IC0wNTAwCisrKyBzbm9ydC0yLjMuMy1yMS5lYnVpbGQJMjAwNS0wNy0xNiAxODo1NTo1Ni4x NjM0OTA4NTYgLTA1MDAKQEAgLTM1LDYgKzM1LDE1IEBACiAJc2VsaW51eD8gKCBzZWMtcG9saWN5 L3NlbGludXgtc25vcnQgKQogCXNub3J0c2FtPyAoIG5ldC1hbmFseXplci9zbm9ydHNhbSApIgog Citwa2dfc2V0dXAoKSB7CisJZW5ld2dyb3VwIHNub3J0CisJZW5ld3VzZXIgc25vcnQgLTEgL2Jp bi9mYWxzZSAvdmFyL2xvZy9zbm9ydCBzbm9ydAorCXVzZXJtb2QgLWQgIi92YXIvbG9nL3Nub3J0 IiBzbm9ydCB8fCBkaWUgInVzZXJtb2QgcHJvYmxlbSIKKwl1c2VybW9kIC1HIHNub3J0IHNub3J0 IHx8IGRpZSAidXNlcm1vZCBwcm9ibGVtIgorCXVzZXJtb2QgLXMgIi9iaW4vZmFsc2UiIHNub3J0 IHx8IGRpZSAidXNlcm1vZCBwcm9ibGVtIgorCWVjaG8gImlnbm9yZSBhbnkgbWVzc2FnZSBhYm91 dCBDUkVBVEVfSE9NRSBhYm92ZS4uLiIKK30KKwogc3JjX3VucGFjaygpIHsKIAl1bnBhY2sgJHtB fQogCWNkICR7U30KQEAgLTkzLDE1ICsxMDIsNiBAQAogCWVtYWtlIHx8IGRpZSAiY29tcGlsZSBw cm9ibGVtIgogfQogCi1wa2dfcHJlaW5zdCgpIHsKLQllbmV3Z3JvdXAgc25vcnQKLQllbmV3dXNl ciBzbm9ydCAtMSAvYmluL2ZhbHNlIC92YXIvbG9nL3Nub3J0IHNub3J0Ci0JdXNlcm1vZCAtZCAi L3Zhci9sb2cvc25vcnQiIHNub3J0IHx8IGRpZSAidXNlcm1vZCBwcm9ibGVtIgotCXVzZXJtb2Qg LWcgInNub3J0IiBzbm9ydCB8fCBkaWUgInVzZXJtb2QgcHJvYmxlbSIKLQl1c2VybW9kIC1zICIv YmluL2ZhbHNlIiBzbm9ydCB8fCBkaWUgInVzZXJtb2QgcHJvYmxlbSIKLQllY2hvICJpZ25vcmUg YW55IG1lc3NhZ2UgYWJvdXQgQ1JFQVRFX0hPTUUgYWJvdmUuLi4iCi19Ci0KIHNyY19pbnN0YWxs KCkgewogCW1ha2UgREVTVERJUj0iJHtEfSIgaW5zdGFsbCB8fCBkaWUgIm1ha2UgaW5zdGFsbCBm YWlsZWQiCiAK 63587 2005-07-16 22:35 0000 snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff text/plain LS0tIHNub3J0LTIuMy4zLXIxLmVidWlsZC5vcmlnCTIwMDUtMDctMTYgMTk6Mjk6NDguNDk3NTI5 MTIwIC0wNTAwCisrKyBzbm9ydC0yLjMuMy1yMS5lYnVpbGQJMjAwNS0wNy0xNiAxOTozMjozNy4x OTQ4ODMyMjQgLTA1MDAKQEAgLTM1LDYgKzM1LDEyIEBACiAJc2VsaW51eD8gKCBzZWMtcG9saWN5 L3NlbGludXgtc25vcnQgKQogCXNub3J0c2FtPyAoIG5ldC1hbmFseXplci9zbm9ydHNhbSApIgog Citwa2dfc2V0dXAoKSB7CisJZW5ld2dyb3VwIHNub3J0CisJZW5ld3VzZXIgc25vcnQgLTEgL2Jp bi9mYWxzZSAvZGV2L251bGwgc25vcnQKKwllY2hvICJpZ25vcmUgYW55IG1lc3NhZ2UgYWJvdXQg Q1JFQVRFX0hPTUUgYWJvdmUuLi4iCit9CisKIHNyY191bnBhY2soKSB7CiAJdW5wYWNrICR7QX0K IAljZCAke1N9CkBAIC05MywxNSArOTksNiBAQAogCWVtYWtlIHx8IGRpZSAiY29tcGlsZSBwcm9i bGVtIgogfQogCi1wa2dfcHJlaW5zdCgpIHsKLQllbmV3Z3JvdXAgc25vcnQKLQllbmV3dXNlciBz bm9ydCAtMSAvYmluL2ZhbHNlIC92YXIvbG9nL3Nub3J0IHNub3J0Ci0JdXNlcm1vZCAtZCAiL3Zh ci9sb2cvc25vcnQiIHNub3J0IHx8IGRpZSAidXNlcm1vZCBwcm9ibGVtIgotCXVzZXJtb2QgLWcg InNub3J0IiBzbm9ydCB8fCBkaWUgInVzZXJtb2QgcHJvYmxlbSIKLQl1c2VybW9kIC1zICIvYmlu L2ZhbHNlIiBzbm9ydCB8fCBkaWUgInVzZXJtb2QgcHJvYmxlbSIKLQllY2hvICJpZ25vcmUgYW55 IG1lc3NhZ2UgYWJvdXQgQ1JFQVRFX0hPTUUgYWJvdmUuLi4iCi19Ci0KIHNyY19pbnN0YWxsKCkg ewogCW1ha2UgREVTVERJUj0iJHtEfSIgaW5zdGFsbCB8fCBkaWUgIm1ha2UgaW5zdGFsbCBmYWls ZWQiCiAK