FS#24500 - [fetchmail] user 'fetchmail': directory '/var/run/fetchmail' does not exist

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jonathan Liu (net147) - Monday, 30 May 2011, 00:31 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Saturday, 04 June 2011, 05:37 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:
The fetchmail user created by fetchmail package has a home directory of /var/run/fetchmail but this directory doesn't exist anymore. It seems to have been removed in fetchmail 6.3.19-2.

The following message is generated by daily cron checks and emailed to root:
user 'fetchmail': directory '/var/run/fetchmail' does not exist

Additional info:
* fetchmail 6.3.19-2

Steps to reproduce:
1. Upgrade from fetchmail 6.3.19-1 to fetchmail 6.3.19-2
2. pwck -r
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Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Saturday, 04 June 2011, 05:37 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  fixed in fetchmail-6.3.19-3. The home dir is now /var/lib/fetchmail
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Monday, 30 May 2011, 01:36 GMT
In fetchmail 6.3.19-2, the /var/run/fetchmail directory gets created when you start the daemon the first time.
Comment by Jonathan Liu (net147) - Monday, 30 May 2011, 01:41 GMT
Yes but if you do not use the daemon then the directory does not get created.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Monday, 30 May 2011, 02:39 GMT
I understand but we are currently in the process of removing the /var/run/* directories ( FS#18157 ). Changing the home directory for the fetchmail user might be the best solution if it doesn't affect the package.

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