[pkg-go] Bug#792498: prometheus.postinst: adduser: not found

[Jakub Wilk]

Package: prometheus
Version: 0.14.0+ds-1
Severity: serious
Justification: Policy §3.5

prometheus fails to install in a minimal environment (presumably because 
of missing dependency on adduser):
| Setting up prometheus (0.14.0+ds-1) ...
| /var/lib/dpkg/info/prometheus.postinst: 27: /var/lib/dpkg/info/prometheus.postinst: adduser: not found
| chown: invalid user: 'prometheus:prometheus'
| chown: invalid user: 'prometheus:prometheus'
| chown: invalid spec: 'prometheus:'
| chown: invalid spec: 'prometheus:'
| chown: invalid spec: 'prometheus:'
| [....] Starting monitoring system and time series database: prometheusInvalid --user argument: 'prometheus' (unknown user prometheus)
| usage: daemon [options] [--] [cmd arg...]
| options:
|
|       -h, --help              - Print a help message then exit
|       -V, --version           - Print a version message then exit
|       -v, --verbose[=level]   - Set the verbosity level
|       -d, --debug[=level]     - Set the debugging level
|
|       -C, --config=path       - Specify the configuration file
|       -N, --noconfig          - Bypass the system configuration file
|       -n, --name=name         - Guarantee a single named instance
|       -X, --command=cmd       - Specify the client command as an option
|       -P, --pidfiles=/dir     - Override standard pidfile location
|       -F, --pidfile=/path     - Override standard pidfile name and location
|
|       -u, --user=user[:group] - Run the client as user[:group]
|       -R, --chroot=path       - Run the client with path as root
|       -D, --chdir=path        - Run the client in directory path
|       -m, --umask=umask       - Run the client with the given umask
|       -e, --env="var=val"     - Set a client environment variable
|       -i, --inherit           - Inherit environment variables
|       -U, --unsafe            - Allow execution of unsafe executable
|       -S, --safe              - Deny execution of unsafe executable
|       -c, --core              - Allow core file generation
|
|       -r, --respawn           - Respawn the client when it terminates
|       -a, --acceptable=#      - Minimum acceptable client duration (seconds)
|       -A, --attempts=#        - Respawn # times on error before delay
|       -L, --delay=#           - Delay between spawn attempt bursts (seconds)
|       -M, --limit=#           - Maximum number of spawn attempt bursts
|           --idiot             - Idiot mode (trust root with the above)
|
|       -f, --foreground        - Run the client in the foreground
|       -p, --pty[=noecho]      - Allocate a pseudo terminal for the client
|
|       -l, --errlog=spec       - Send daemon's error output to syslog or file
|       -b, --dbglog=spec       - Send daemon's debug output to syslog or file
|       -o, --output=spec       - Send client's output to syslog or file
|       -O, --stdout=spec       - Send client's stdout to syslog or file
|       -E, --stderr=spec       - Send client's stderr to syslog or file
|
|           --running           - Check if a named daemon is running
|           --restart           - Restart a named daemon client
|           --stop              - Terminate a named daemon process
| Invalid --user argument: 'prometheus' (unknown user prometheus)
| usage: daemon [options] [--] [cmd arg...]
| options:
|
|       -h, --help              - Print a help message then exit
|       -V, --version           - Print a version message then exit
|       -v, --verbose[=level]   - Set the verbosity level
|       -d, --debug[=level]     - Set the debugging level
|
|       -C, --config=path       - Specify the configuration file
|       -N, --noconfig          - Bypass the system configuration file
|       -n, --name=name         - Guarantee a single named instance
|       -X, --command=cmd       - Specify the client command as an option
|       -P, --pidfiles=/dir     - Override standard pidfile location
|       -F, --pidfile=/path     - Override standard pidfile name and location
|
|       -u, --user=user[:group] - Run the client as user[:group]
|       -R, --chroot=path       - Run the client with path as root
|       -D, --chdir=path        - Run the client in directory path
|       -m, --umask=umask       - Run the client with the given umask
|       -e, --env="var=val"     - Set a client environment variable
|       -i, --inherit           - Inherit environment variables
|       -U, --unsafe            - Allow execution of unsafe executable
|       -S, --safe              - Deny execution of unsafe executable
|       -c, --core              - Allow core file generation
|
|       -r, --respawn           - Respawn the client when it terminates
|       -a, --acceptable=#      - Minimum acceptable client duration (seconds)
|       -A, --attempts=#        - Respawn # times on error before delay
|       -L, --delay=#           - Delay between spawn attempt bursts (seconds)
|       -M, --limit=#           - Maximum number of spawn attempt bursts
|           --idiot             - Idiot mode (trust root with the above)
|
|       -f, --foreground        - Run the client in the foreground
|       -p, --pty[=noecho]      - Allocate a pseudo terminal for the client
|
|       -l, --errlog=spec       - Send daemon's error output to syslog or file
|       -b, --dbglog=spec       - Send daemon's debug output to syslog or file
|       -o, --output=spec       - Send client's output to syslog or file
|       -O, --stdout=spec       - Send client's stdout to syslog or file
|       -E, --stderr=spec       - Send client's stderr to syslog or file
|
|           --running           - Check if a named daemon is running
|           --restart           - Restart a named daemon client
|           --stop              - Terminate a named daemon process
|  failed!

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.0.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages prometheus depends on:
ii  daemon                0.6.4-1
ii  libc6                 2.19-19
ii  libjs-bootstrap       3.3.5+dfsg-1
ii  libjs-handlebars      2:0.20.1-5
ii  libjs-jquery-hotkeys  0~20130707+git2d51e3a9+dfsg-2
ii  libjs-rickshaw        1.5.1.dfsg-1

-- 
Jakub Wilk