[bug-notifications] [logwatch 0002186]: Installation fails during jumpstart

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The following issue has been CLOSED 
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https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=2186 
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Reported By:                ucbscf
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    logwatch
Issue ID:                   2186
Category:                   packaging
Reproducibility:            have not tried
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
Resolution:                 open
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2007-03-27 18:07 CEST
Last Modified:              2010-06-15 02:32 CEST
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Summary:                    Installation fails during jumpstart
Description: 
In my finish.log:
/a/var/sadm/pkg/CSWlogwatch/install/i.cron: crontab: not found
sh: crontab: not found
pkgadd: ERROR: class action script did not complete successfully

I haven\'t tried this, but maybe something like:

--- i.cron-     Mon Oct 11 11:04:50 2004
+++ i.cron      Tue Mar 27 15:05:18 2007
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 # PKGINST parameter provided by installation service
+
+CHROOTDIR=${BASEDIR:-/}
+
 while read src dest
 do
 user=`basename $dest` ||
 exit 2
-(crontab -l $user |
-sed -e \"/#$PKGINST$/d\" > /tmp/$$crontab) ||
+(${BASEDIR}/usr/sbin/chroot ${CHROOTDIR} /bin/crontab -l $user |
+sed -e \"/#$PKGINST$/d\" > ${BASEDIR}/tmp/$$crontab) ||
 exit 2
-sed -e \"s/$/#$PKGINST/\" $src >> /tmp/$$crontab ||
+sed -e \"s/$/#$PKGINST/\" $src >>
${BASEDIR}/tmp/$$crontab ||
 exit 2
-su $user -c \"crontab /tmp/$$crontab\" ||
+${BASEDIR}/usr/sbin/chroot ${CHROOTDIR} /bin/su $user -c \"crontab
/tmp/$$crontab\" ||
 exit 2
-rm -f /tmp/$$crontab
+rm -f ${BASEDIR}/tmp/$$crontab
 done
 exit 0


--- r.cron-     Mon Oct 11 11:04:44 2004
+++ r.cron      Tue Mar 27 15:04:54 2007
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 # PKGINST parameter provided by installation service
+
+CHROOTDIR=${BASEDIR:-/}
+
 while read path
 do
 user=`basename $path` ||
 exit 2
-(crontab -l $user |
-sed -e \"/#$PKGINST$/d\" > /tmp/$$crontab) ||
+(${BASEDIR}/usr/sbin/chroot ${CHROOTDIR} /bin/crontab -l $user |
+sed -e \"/#$PKGINST$/d\" > $BASEDIR/tmp/$$crontab) ||
 exit 2
-su $user -c \"crontab /tmp/$$crontab\" ||
+${BASEDIR}/usr/sbin/chroot ${CHROOTDIR} /bin/su $user -c \"crontab
/tmp/$$crontab\" ||
 exit 2
-rm -f /tmp/$$crontab
+rm -f $BASEDIR/tmp/$$crontab
 done
 exit 
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 (0008022) bwalton (manager) - 2010-06-15 02:32
 https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=2186#c8022 
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As this is so old, I'm closing it without any inspection.  Please let me
know if the recently updated package still exhibits this problem.

-Ben