Re: FC4: %fedora_useradd undefined from rpm install

[Michael Thomas <wart kobold org>]

jfontain free fr wrote:
> Quoting Michael Schwendt <bugs michael gmx net>:
>
>
> > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:24:39 +0100, jfontain free fr wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Quoting Michael Schwendt <bugs michael gmx net>:
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:02:03 +0100, jfontain free xx wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On a newly installed up-to-date FC4 x86_64 machine:
> > > > >
> > > > > # rpm -i moomps-5.4-2.noarch.rpm
> > > > > %fedora_useradd
> > > > >
> > > > > with, in the spec file:
> > > > > %pre
> > > > > echo %fedora_useradd
> > > > >
> > > > > Same result if fedora-usermgmt package is installed
> > > >
> > > > Unless my memory plays tricks on me, there has never been an RPM
> > > > macro for fedora-usermgmt tools. You're looking for:
> > > >
> > > >  /usr/sbin/fedora-useradd
> > >
> > > Then the http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/UserCreation page needs an
> > > update.
> >
> > In my understanding the page only discusses the pros and cons of
> > possible "useradd" techniques in rpms. Hence the "Advantages" and
> > "Disadvantages" sections. I don't read it as a HOWTO.
>
>
> Understood, thanks.
> As packager, what am I supposed to do, especially when the following fails:

File a bug.

> # /usr/sbin/fedora-useradd -u 23 -M -d /srv/moomps -c 'service companion to
> moodss'  -s '/sbin/nologin' moomps

Remove the '-u' flag, but leave the flag's argument:

/usr/sbin/fedora-useradd 23 -M -d /srv/moomps -c 'service companion to 
moodss'  -s '/sbin/nologin' moomps

> Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN
> Options:
>   -b, --base-dir BASE_DIR       base directory for the new user account
> ...
>
> Tracing the script, the following is executed:
> exec /usr/sbin/useradd 300 23 -M -d /srv/moomps -c 'service companion to moodss'
> -s /sbin/nologin moomps
>
> Is anybody using this?

Yes, in tclhttpd.

--Wart