440474 – net-misc/openssh-5.9_p1-r4: some elog messages should only be shown for the first install.

Bug 440474 - net-misc/openssh-5.9_p1-r4: some elog messages should only be shown for the first install.

Summary: net-misc/openssh-5.9_p1-r4: some elog messages should only be shown for the f...

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Blocks:	first-time-messages
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Reported:	2012-10-31 10:59 UTC by poletti.marco
Modified:	2012-11-06 21:34 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description poletti.marco 2012-10-31 10:59:04 UTC

Disclaimer: this bug has been filed in a semi-automated manner.

When emerging the package net-misc/openssh-5.9_p1-r4, the following elog messages are displayed:

 * Please be aware users need a valid shell in /etc/passwd
 * in order to be allowed to login.

Such messages should only be displayed when the package is a new install.
These situations can be checked in the ebuild as follows:

if ! has_version 'net-misc/openssh'; then

See the tracker bug 440214 for more details.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2012-11-06 21:34:46 UTC

the package is part of the stage3 thus users would never see the message