Bug 98406 – After update of sys-libs/pam and sys-apps/shadow postgresql complians on startup/shutdown

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: VERIFIED FIXED

[Description Stuart W. Finlayson 2005-07-08 15:12:45 UTC]

I recently updated sys-libs/pam and sys-apps/shadow.  This happened following the update:

storm ~ # /etc/init.d/postgresql start
 * Starting PostgreSQL ...
su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info.
(Ignored)                                                                                                                           [ ok ]
storm ~ # /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
 * Stopping PostgreSQL ...
su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info.
(Ignored)
postmaster stopped                                                                                                                  [ ok ]
storm ~ #

It still starts up, but complains in the process.  Adding postgres into /etc/shadow fixes the problem.  So, could someone add this to whichever package it needs to be added to?

Here's the customary `emerge --info` as well:
storm ~ # emerge --info
Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.3.5-20050130, glibc-2.3.4.20041102-r1, 2.6.12-gentoo-r4 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.12-gentoo-r4 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) MP 1900+
Gentoo Base System version 1.6.12
Python:              dev-lang/python-2.3.5 [2.3.5 (#1, Apr 28 2005, 18:02:48)]
dev-lang/python:     2.3.5
sys-apps/sandbox:    [Not Present]
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.59-r6, 2.13
sys-devel/automake:  1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.5
sys-devel/binutils:  2.15.92.0.2-r10
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.18-r1
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.11-r2
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-march=athlon-mp -O2 -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/bind /var/qmail/control"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon-mp -O2 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig candy ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms strict"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gentoo"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="x86 3dnow X alsa apache2 apm arts avi bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts bootsplash bzlib cdr crypt curl curlwrappers emboss encode fam flac foomaticdb fortran gd gdbm gif gpm gtk imagemagick imlib ipv6 jpeg kde kdeenablefinal libg++ libwww mad mikmod mime mmx motif mp3 mpeg ncurses nptl ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png postgres procmail python qt quicktime readline rtc sdl slang smime spell sse ssl svga tcltk tcpd tetex tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts vorbis xine xml2 xmms xv xvid zlib userland_GNU kernel_linux elibc_glibc"
Unset:  ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY

[Comment 1 Jason Huebel (RETIRED) 2005-07-15 12:27:36 UTC]

I'm experiencing the same problem when trying to run a php script from crontab  
as the apache user. So this is a larger problem. 
  
su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info. 

[Comment 2 Oldrich Jedlicka 2005-07-24 08:48:24 UTC]

Problem is in /etc/shadow file. For example postgres user is not included in
this file, I cannot say if it was in this file before (but I think it was).

Now when you add line

  postgres:*:::::::

into /etc/shadow, warning should disappear. Please try it, if it solves the problem.

If this line was already there before upgrading sys-apps/shadow, then it is a
major failure (or maybe critical) - losing lines from /etc/shadow can prevent
user from login.

[Comment 3 Péter Werner 2006-03-16 02:51:45 UTC]

See bug# 110416

[Comment 4 Luca Longinotti (RETIRED) 2006-09-30 08:38:22 UTC]

The actual dev-db/postgresql ebuilds correctly set up their groups and users.
A solution posted in the forums is to simply run '/usr/sbin/pwconv' as root to fix this, but that isn't the ebuilds job.
Best regards, CHTEKK.

[Comment 5 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-10-19 04:47:02 UTC]

*** Bug 110416 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 6 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-10-19 04:52:50 UTC]

See Bug 151056, Comment #1. 

Closing.

[Comment 7 MickKi 2007-06-06 21:30:35 UTC]

(In reply to comment #4)
> The actual dev-db/postgresql ebuilds correctly set up their groups and users.
> A solution posted in the forums is to simply run '/usr/sbin/pwconv' as root to
> fix this, but that isn't the ebuilds job.

Shouldn't at least this solution be included in the Gentoo GPostgreSQL Guide?
-- 
Regards,
Mick