Re: [plex86] setup: "user whiptail doesn't exist"
On Sun, Mar 16, 2003 at 10:26:36AM -0300, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> When I try to install it with "dpkg -i" I get:
>
> Setting up plex86-kernel-2.4.20 (0.0.20011018-8) ...
> adduser: The user `whiptail:' doesn't exist.
> dpkg: error processing plex86-kernel-2.4.20 (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> I added a user "whiptail" to the group "plex86" and whiptail-utf8
> is installed but I get the error anyway. What is going on?
> Does the user "whiptail" have to be present while ./configure
> plex86 so it can find it during dpkg -i? Do I need to configure
> and compile again?
Neither, no. It seems that you've entered "whiptail:" (with the colon)
when plex86-kernel-2.4.20 asked you "Which users do you want in the
Plex86 group?". I suggest using 'dpkg-reconfigure plex86-kernel-2.4.20'
to remove the colon, or perhaps just remove that username altogether.
The appearance of "whiptail:" could have been a bug - I don't know the
package well enough to be sure.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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