Bug#312393: [Logcheck-devel] Bug#312393: logcheck: The bug looks to be in the postinst script

[Todd Troxell]

On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 01:12:59AM +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Package: logcheck
> Version: 1.2.41
> Followup-For: Bug #312393
> 
> 
> This is an important bug, infact it should be a grave bug.
> logcheck doesn't get installed properly. The postrm scripts are designed
> to add the logcheck user while having logcheck as its group too.
> The logcheck group is nowhere being added as far as I see.
> I believe you need to add the group before adding the user.

The group is added in the same line because of the --group option.  See
adduser(8).

There must be something else going on here.  Did you use webmin like the user
in the original report?

Cheers,
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