[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#906794: quassel-core: postinst script fails on Debian testing

[Felix Geyer]

Hi,

On 21.08.18 08:15, Joseph Nuthalapati wrote:
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> Package: quassel-core
> Version: 1:0.12.5-2
> Severity: important
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> Dear maintainer,
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> Installation of quassel-core fails on Debian testing. When "dpkg
> - --configure -a" is run, the following error is shown.
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> root at computer:~# dpkg --configure -a
> Setting up quassel-core (1:0.12.5-2) ...
> Creating quassel group ...
> Creating quasselcore user ...
> Generating SSL certificate as /var/lib/quassel/quasselCert.pem
> ... su: Permission denied dpkg: error processing package
> quassel-core (--configure):
>   installed quassel-core package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>   quassel-core

It looks like you have some PAM configuration that disallows root to switch users with "su".

I'll change the postinst script to "runuser" which is more appropriate for this anyway.

Cheers,
Felix