FS#34831 - [minbif] create /var/lib/minbif/users

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Michishige Kaito (mkaito) - Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 20:55 GMT
Last edited by Lukas Fleischer (lfleischer) - Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 08:27 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Lukas Fleischer (lfleischer)
Architecture x86_64
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Upon installation, minbif fails to start with the following error:

Apr 17 22:50:30 mkaito.com minbif[16613]: [ERR] Unable to create directory '/var/lib/minbif/users': Permission denied
Apr 17 22:50:30 mkaito.com minbif[16613]: [ERR] Unable to load IM settings: Unable to create directory '/var/lib/minbif/users': Permission denied

Additional info:
* minbif-1.0.5(caca)(pam)(tls)
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Closed by  Lukas Fleischer (lfleischer)
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 08:27 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Sunday, 21 April 2013, 13:43 GMT
This is only a problem with the default configuration in /etc/minbif/minbif.conf.

I understand that this is unexpected, but users are expected to configure applications themselves, without having any guarantee that the default configuration will work for them.

Assigning as a feature request.
Comment by Michishige Kaito (mkaito) - Sunday, 21 April 2013, 13:46 GMT
The default configuration should definitely *work*, as to not alienate the user, and provide sane defaults from which the user can part, or not, depending on his particular needs.

If you insist, at least make sure to pop a message in post_install about it.
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Monday, 22 April 2013, 13:34 GMT
Even though Arch Linux often prioritizes to provide exactly what upstream provides, unlike ie. the sensible defaults of Debian, I have to say I fully agree with you there.
Comment by Michishige Kaito (mkaito) - Monday, 22 April 2013, 13:42 GMT
You'd think upstream would provide a default config that doesn't prevent their program from working. If they don't, we should open a ticket with them. However, if the issue with the default config is specific to Arch, the package maintainer should either try to fix it, or hint the user at it. Installing something and finding it doesn't work for no apparent reason is just frustrating.
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 08:02 GMT
Agree.
Comment by Lukas Fleischer (lfleischer) - Saturday, 15 June 2013, 11:04 GMT
Works perfectly fine here. minbif must be run as user "minbif" (`systemctl start minbif.service` does this automatically).

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