[packagers] Missing prereq for clam packages
Shad L. Lords
slords at lordsfam.net
Sun Dec 16 16:29:21 CET 2007
>>> The clamav packages need a prereq for the following binaries so that the
>>> user/group create scripts work correctly:
>>>
>>> PreReq: /usr/sbin/groupadd
>>> PreReq: /usr/sbin/useradd
>>
>> how did you manage to get a machine without these binaries already there
>> ?
>
> We found it by accident while trying to install clamav during the initial
> install from ISO. The issue affects the package sorting and happened to
> select clamav, clamd, etc to be installed before shadow-utils.
>
>> they come from shadow-utils, which in turn is a rpm dep, so if you have
>> a working rpm, its unlikely your shadow-utils is missing.
>
> I understand it is a dep and does get installed. The issue is that it
> needs to be installed before clamav.
With clamav 0.92 coming out tomorrow would it be possible to get this fix
added to that release (and forward), please?
-Shad
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