Ubuntu
twiki package

[can-not-install] maintainer script failure

Bug #93669 reported by Michael Vogt
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twiki (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: twiki

Found the following problem during a install test:

Setting up twiki (4.0.5-9.1) ...
Usage: htpasswd [-c] passwordfile username
The -c flag creates a new file.
dpkg: error processing twiki (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

It looks like (from the postinst):

$HTPASSWDCMD -b /var/lib/twiki/data/.htpasswd TWikiGuest guest

"-b" is not a option that the apache2-utils htpasswd underands

Tags: packaging

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/twiki
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Steve Kowalik (stevenk) wrote :

It looks like this bug has been fixed by an apache2 upload. The twiki postinst prefers htpasswd2 over htpasswd, and htpasswd2 doesn't know the -b option, which now no longer exists in apache2-utils.

Changed in twiki:
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for looking into this error.

Unfortunately the problem is still present if "mini-httpd" is installed together wth twiki. To reproduce, install "mini-httpd" first and then install twiki. Its of course debatable if the bug here is twiki and not mini-httpd that divert htpasswd.

Cheers,
 Michael

Changed in twiki:
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

One would presume that if it diverts it, it should be compatible with what was meant to be there. I'd say this isn't a twiki bug.

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Steve Kowalik (stevenk) wrote :

twiki (1:4.0.5-9.1ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low

  * Add a horrible hack to try and detect if htpasswd supports -b.
    Now I feel dirty. (LP: #93669)
  * Prefer apache2 to apache in the webserver list, and add mini-httpd.
  * Only attempt to restart any of the apache's if /usr/sbin/apachectl
    exists and is executable. (LP: #96464)
  * Do the same thing for Apache 2.
  * Munge Maintainer field as per spec.

 -- Steve Kowalik <email address hidden> Sun, 8 Apr 2007 00:09:06 +1000

Changed in twiki:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Steve Kowalik (stevenk) wrote :

twiki 1:4.0.5-9.1ubuntu1 has built successfully.

Changed in twiki:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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