SRU: vsftp 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1

[Lucia Tudose]

I would like to request a SRU for the package vsftp to fix this update/install bug.

IMPACT: If vsftp is to be installed on a system where the user "ftp" already exists, but the group "ftp" doesn't, the user is unable to succesfully continue with the installation.

FIX: In later releases of the package, the conditional in the postinst was corrected to address this issue. A minimal patch is attached.

REPRODUCE: on a clean install, add the ftp user and try installing this software.

REGRESSION-POTENTIAL: There is little chance for a regression as the only thing that is changed is the postinst script.

[Dave Walker (davewalker)]

Setting up vsftpd (2.2.2-3ubuntu6) ...
vsftpd user (ftp) already exists, doing nothing.
chown: invalid group: `root:ftp'
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

..... Fixed in Maverick and Natty, SRU candidate.

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

vsftpd (2.2.2-3ubuntu7) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/vsftpd.postinst: (LP: #709194)
    - Update conditional to fix upgrade issue when user exists, but group does not

 -- Andreas Moog <email address hidden> Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:07:47 +0100

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Marking fixed release since it's fixed in the current release.

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Uploaded for lucid-proposed. Waiting for ubuntu-sru to review/accept.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

There are two conflicting vsftpd uploads in the lucid-proposed queue:

 vsftpd (2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1) lucid-proposed; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/vsftpd.postinst: (LP: #709194)
     - Update conditional to fix upgrade issue when user exists, but group does not

 vsftpd (2.2.2-3ubuntu6.1) lucid-proposed; urgency=low
 .
   [ Andres Rodriguez ]
   * debian/vsftpd.upstart:
     - Fix typo. Thanks to JÃŒrgen Kreileder (LP: #577165)
     - Fix start of vsftpd even if not in standalone mode. Thanks to
       Stephane Chazelas (LP: #648202)
 .
   [ Dustin Kirkland, Serge Hallyn ]
   * debian/vsftpd.postinst: Check that the group exists first, then the user,
     then try adding the user to the group. (LP: #629234, LP: #677764)

I rejected them both. Please reupload a merged version. Thanks!

[Andres Rodriguez (andreserl)]

Hi,

I'm marking this bug as duplicate of bug #629234. The reasons behind this decision is because this bug was reported when there still was an Open Bug dealing with this issue. Other than that, the fix proposed here is not the same fix as the one in the natty package.

Cheers,