435204 – net-misc/minidlna-1.0.25-r1 cannot access '/var/lib/minidlna': No such file or directory

Bug 435204 - net-misc/minidlna-1.0.25-r1 cannot access '/var/lib/minidlna': No such file or directory

Summary: net-misc/minidlna-1.0.25-r1 cannot access '/var/lib/minidlna': No such file o...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Michael Weber (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2012-09-16 12:55 UTC by Ian Abbott
Modified:	2012-09-18 05:43 UTC (History)
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Description Ian Abbott 2012-09-16 12:55:36 UTC

If minidlna isn't already installed, emerging net-misc/minidlna-1.0.25-r1 fails in the setup phase with an error from chown:

chown: cannot access '/var/lib/minidlna': No such file or directory

The test for a first-time emerge is incorrect/inverted in pkg_setup().

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge -C net-misc/minidlna
2. emerge =net-misc/minidlna-1.0.25-r1

Comment 1 Michael Weber (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-09-18 05:43:28 UTC

Hello,

i think the appropriate test would be

1. emerge -C net-misc/minidlna
2. userdel minidlna
3. emerge =net-misc/minidlna-1.0.25-r1

the directory /var/lib/minidlna is created by `enewuser ...`, iff the user entry in /etc/passwd or whatever does not exist.

+  18 Sep 2012; Michael Weber <xmw@gentoo.org> minidlna-1.0.25-r1.ebuild:
+  Correct permissions hack in pkg_setup if user exists but /var/lib/minidlna
+  doesnt (bug 435204, thanks Ian Abbott)
+

Thank you!