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.
I can't reproduce your problem and that portion of the ebuild is present in older ebuilds, can you still reproduce it?
Created attachment 63586 [details, diff] snort-2.3.3-r1.ebuild.diff Maybe a fix like this could help ;)
Created attachment 63587 [details, diff] 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...
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.
