Hi. On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:13:41AM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > I just looked at that script. I agree that as written now that it is > expected behavior by that script. But I think the script is not > written well. It should create the user first. It is using adduser > to create the user. It should let it create the home directory. Then > the spurious message that is printed out during the installation would > be avoided. That would be much nicer. > > I don't have the time but I think it would be a good bug to fail > against the package. Because the message is truly a spurious one that > need not be there if the package were perfect.
The adduser executable cannot make user's home directory if such directory is nested and upper-level directories aren't exist. Just tested this, and got: # adduser -d /var/a/b/c test adduser: cannot create directory /var/a/b/c I'm unsure whenever the existance of /var/lib is assumed by Debian Policy, or Debian's current interpretation of FHS. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131125084842.GA9839@x101h
