[DRE-maint] [Bug 862927] Re: redmine installation requires user "postgres", which is missing

[François Pinard]

I still think that the problem above is far from reaching the limits of
automatic configuration.  Ubuntu does a lot of much more complicated
things.  Currently, the problem would be solved by adding a dependency.
That dependency is missing.

It is clear to me that if the package redmine-pgsql is installed, both
Redmine and PostgreSQL are needed, and dependencies could very well
represent this.  I just do not understand your objection.

If I am asked to install Redmine with PostgreSQL under Ubuntu, I do not
have to know what Redmine is nor to make sur I have a running PostgreSQL
server.  Merely installing PostgreSQL has it running automatically
already.  Ubuntu does this correctly.

I'm not "better install redmine-sqlite", if this is not what I am asked
to do.  Please do not infer my needs, but rather read the problem I am
reporting.

Thanks.

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Title:
  redmine installation requires user "postgres", which is missing

Status in “redmine” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installing "redmine" 1.0.5 on Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty), using PostgreSQL
  for a database, fails.  The problem is that user "postgres" is
  referenced by the installation, and this user is missing.

  If I install package "postgresql" first, it seems that the user
  "postgres" gets created.  Then "redmine" installation succeeds.  The
  package "redmine-pgsql" depends on "postgresql-client".  Maybe it
  should clearly depend on "postgresql" as well?   Currently,
  "postgresql" is suggested, but this is not strong enough to get the
  "postgres" user created automatically.

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