libuser

#56 libuser test failed on Debian sid
Closed by vimerbf. Opened by vimerbf.

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Hi，
Now the libuser package on Debian sid has a RC bug:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1022344

> .. contents:: :depth: 2
> 
> SKIP: tests/fs_test
> ===================
> 
> fakeroot not available, skipping test
> SKIP tests/fs_test (exit status: 77)
> fakeroot version 1.29
> 
> FAIL: tests/utils_test
> ======================
> 
> Group creation failed: entry already present in file
> FAIL tests/utils_test (exit status: 2)

But I reproduced it and my local machines I got:

SKIP: tests/fs_test
===================
fakeroot not available, skipping test
SKIP tests/fs_test (exit status: 77)
fakeroot version 1.29
FAIL: tests/utils_test
======================
Group creation failed: name contains invalid char `/'
FAIL tests/utils_test (exit status: 2)

So I think the env of the libuser(I mean libuser's dependencies has issue).
But I am stuck in how to debug the libuser, could you have a look?
Or give more debug tips is ok.:)
thanks

Hi,

for the missing fakeroot - you may try another implementation. In Fedora fakeroot was deprecated but there is a package called pseudo that provides fakeroot binary as well. If I recall correctly, the tests worked well with it. So take a look for Debian equivalent.

Regarding the utils_test - the tests are not really user friendly, but at the end it is just a shell script. So you can run it with bash -x ./tests/utils_test and see what is it doing.

I did a brief check and there is no test that tries to create a group with a slash in the name.

Tom
Edited by thalman

Hi Tom,
thanks for your tip. Fortunately, the maintainer of libuser package on Debian has fixed the issue with the upstream bp patch:
https://tracker.debian.org/news/1387082/accepted-libuser-1063dfsg-5-source-into-unstable/
So I can close the issue :)

Metadata Update from @vimerbf:
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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