Package: pdnsd
Version: 1.2.4par-0.1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Subject: pdnsd: Does NOT install::MAYBE adduser or
directories-owner/permission problems
-- System Information:
Debian Release: etch
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17ltspke2-id930-v01e-etch26k17sub8debn
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored:
LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8)
Versions of packages pdnsd depends on:
ii adduser 3.97 Add and remove users and groups
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
pdnsd recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
cupsys dbus hal k3b kcontrol kdebase-bin kdebase-kio-plugins kdesktop
kdm kfind kfouleggs konqueror ksirtet
libavahi-client3 libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libdbus-glib-1-2
libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libgphoto2-port0 libhal-storage1
libhal1 libk3b2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
pdnsd
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 21 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/253kB of archives. After unpacking 635kB will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Selecting previously deselected package pdnsd.
(Reading database ... 120047 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking pdnsd (from .../pdnsd_1.2.4par-0.1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up pdnsd (1.2.4par-0.1) ...
Warning: The home dir you specified already exists.
Adding system user `pdnsd' (UID 111) ...
Adding new user `pdnsd' (UID 111) with group `proxy' ...
The home directory `/var/cache/pdnsd' already exists. Not copying from
`/etc/skel'.
adduser: Warning: that home directory does not belong to the user you
are currently creating.
Starting proxy DNS server: pdnsd (failed).
invoke-rc.d: initscript pdnsd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing pdnsd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
pdnsd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up pdnsd (1.2.4par-0.1) ...
Starting proxy DNS server: pdnsd (failed).
invoke-rc.d: initscript pdnsd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing pdnsd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
pdnsd
====
I tried::
$ aptitude purge pdnsd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
cupsys dbus hal k3b kcontrol kdebase-bin kdebase-kio-plugins kdesktop
kdm kfind kfouleggs konqueror ksirtet
libavahi-client3 libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libdbus-glib-1-2
libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libgphoto2-port0 libhal-storage1
libhal1 libk3b2
The following packages will be REMOVED:
pdnsd{p}
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 21 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 635kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 120073 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing pdnsd ...
Stopping proxy DNS server: pdnsd (not running).
Purging configuration files for pdnsd ...
====
and
$ la /var/cache/pdnsd
ls: /var/cache/pdnsd: No such file or directory
I have installe bind9 - maybe packages are fighting.
But I think (feel? :) it is adduser or directories-owner/permission
problems.
Any report/help I can provide, I will! (just mail me command line(s))
Thanks for the package.
Thanks for Debian (best ever) distro.
Thanks to all Debian package maintainers.
've a nice day!
JK
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Ing. Jan Kunder
jan.kunder-HATESPAM-gmail.com
http://www.kunder.sk
JKjkjk rozpmnqestka
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