Bug 107091 – webapp-config-1.11 doesn't detect nonexistant users/group

• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description paul 2005-09-24 07:07:56 UTC]

Hmm, it seems webapp-config doesn't detect invalid groupnames if -p is given
the relevant line (1594) in webapp-config reads: if ! $(getent group | grep -q
"$G_CONGIG_GID" > /dev/null 2>&1);then "blala not valid"
but "getent groups | grep -q $whatever > /dev/null 2>&1" always evaluates to ""
(nothing) regardless if the name is valid or not.
and if you leave -p out, chown chokes during install.

Reproducible: Always
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the attached patch resolves this issue and allows for numeric uid/gid. I don't
know if it's portable though.

[Comment 1 paul 2005-09-24 07:09:22 UTC]

Created attachment 69166 [details, diff]
patch against webapp-config 1.11

[Comment 2 Renat Lumpau (RETIRED) 2005-12-05 07:28:25 UTC]

w-c-1.50.2 should address this issue, please test and reopen if necessary