Re: can not start SVNserve

On Tuesday 23 December 2008 13:50:59 KES wrote:
> Здравствуйте, KES.
>
> Вы писали 21 декабря 2008 г., 13:49:04:
>
> K> Здравствуйте, Mel.
>
> K> Вы писали 21 декабря 2008 г., 13:10:47:
>
> M>> On Thursday 18 December 2008 09:03:54 KES wrote:
> >>> Здравствуйте, Mel.
> >>>
> >>> Вы писали 18 декабря 2008 г., 9:05:35:
> >>>
> >>> M> On Wednesday 17 December 2008 21:02:07 KES wrote:
> >>> >> Здравствуйте, Mel.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Вы писали 17 декабря 2008 г., 9:11:19:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> M> On Sunday 14 December 2008 16:11:17 KES wrote:
> >>> >> >> Здравствуйте, Polytropon.
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> Вы писали 14 декабря 2008 г., 15:11:35:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> P> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:58:55 +0100 (CET), Wojciech Puchar
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> P> <wojtek_at_wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> > su: Sorry
> >>> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> > kes# pw user mod svn -s /bin/bash
> >>> >> >> >> > kes# pw user show svn
> >>> >> >> >> > svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
> >>> >> >> >> > kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
> >>> >> >> >> > Starting svnserve.
> >>> >> >> >> > su: Sorry
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> try to change directory to existent
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> P> (1) What's /bin/bash? Check existing shell.
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> P> (2) As you said: Check existing directory.
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> P> (3) Regarding su, check for wheel group inclusion.
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> home# uname -a
> >>> >> >> FreeBSD home.kes.net.ua 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Tue Aug
> >>> >> >> 12 02:11:24 EEST 2008
> >>> >> >> kes_at_kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7 i386 home# pw
> >>> >> >> user show svn
> >>> >> >> svn:*:1003:1002::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> As you can see on 'home' machine svn user has no valid shell also
> >>> >> >> it has not valid home directory and it is not included into wheel
> >>> >> >> group
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> But svnserve is started and works fine. With same settings
> >>> >> >> svnserve does not work on
> >>> >> >> kes# uname -a
> >>> >> >> FreeBSD kes.net.ua 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #: Sun
> >>> >> >> Nov 23 17:19:12 EET 2008
> >>> >> >> kes_at_home.kes.net.ua:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KES_KERN_v7 i386
> >>> >>
> >>> >> M> echo 'rc_debug="YES"'>>/etc/rc.conf
> >>> >> M> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
> >>> >>
> >>> >> M> Show output from /var/log/messages.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> kes# kes# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
> >>> >> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: checkyesno: svnserve_enable is
> >>> >> set to YES. Starting svnserve.
> >>> >> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve: DEBUG: run_rc_command: doit: su -m svn
> >>> >> -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690
> >>> >> --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"' su: Sorry
> >>>
> >>> M> Does this command work from the command line?
> >>> M> If not, does it work if called as su -fm rather then su -m?
> >>> M> If that does not work, does the primary group svn is supposed to be
> >>> in exist?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> kes# su -m svn -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d --listen-port=3690
> >>> --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"' su: Sorry
> >>> kes# su -fm svn -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d
> >>> --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"' su: Sorry
> >>> kes# pw group show svn
> >>> svn:*:1005:
> >>> kes# cat /etc/group | grep svn
> >>> svn:*:1005:
> >>> kes# pw user show svn
> >>> svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
> >>>
> >>> As you see it does not work also with -fm option
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Also I notice next differences between FreeBDS 7.0 and 7.1 (detail
> >>> below) Notice that on both system account is locked, has no valid shell
> >>> and home directory
> >>> on FreeBSD 7.0 when I try to login with svn user it says: This account
> >>> is currently not available. on FreeBSD 7.1 when I try to login with svn
> >>> user it says: su: Sorry Maybe there is a problem with su on FreeBSD
> >>> 7.1?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> home# pw user show svn
> >>> svn:*:1003:1002::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
> >>> home# su svn
> >>> This account is currently not available.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> kes# pw user show svn
> >>> svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/bin/bash
> >>> kes# su svn
> >>> su: Sorry
> >>> kes# pw user mod svn -s /usr/bin/nologin
> >>> kes# pw user show svn
> >>> svn:*:1005:1005::0:0:SVN user:/nonexistent:/usr/bin/nologin
> >>> kes# su svn
> >>> su: Sorry
>
> M>> The problem is elsewhere. Probably in pam(3) on the faulty machine. The
> only M>> change to su.c from 7.0 to 7.1 is fixing a compiler warning. There
> are 3 M>> instances where su exits with "Sorry". All occasions are logged
> to syslog. M>> Can you dig those log entries up?
>
> K> Dec 21 13:47:54 kes su: kes to root on /dev/ttyp5
> K> Dec 21 13:47:58 kes kes: /r/svnserve: DEBUG: checkyesno: svnserve_enable
> is set to YES. K> Dec 21 13:47:58 kes kes: /r/svnserve: DEBUG:
> run_rc_command: doit: K> su -m svn -c 'sh -c "/usr/local/bin/svnserve -d
> K> --listen-port=3690 --foreground -r /var/db/trunk"'
> K> Dec 21 13:47:58 kes su: pam_acct_mgmt: authentication error
>
> K> Yeah, there is problem with pam. Why pam restrict root to run command
> K> under other user?
>
> Strange, but mysql works... ((
>
> kes# /r/mysql-server start
> /r/mysql-server: DEBUG: checkyesno: mysql_enable is set to YES.
> /r/mysql-server: DEBUG: pid file (/var/db/mysql/kes.net.ua.pid): not
> readable. /r/mysql-server: DEBUG: run_rc_command: start_precmd:
> mysql_prestart /r/mysql-server: DEBUG: checkyesno: mysql_limits is set to
> NO.
> Starting mysql.
> /r/mysql-server: DEBUG: run_rc_command: doit: su -m mysql -c 'sh -c
> "/usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe --defaults-extra-file=/var/db/mysql/my.cnf
> --user=mysql --datadir=/var/db/mysql
> --pid-file=/var/db/mysql/kes.net.ua.pid > /dev/null 2>&1 &"'
> /r/mysql-server: DEBUG: run_rc_command: start_postcmd: mysql_poststart

This is a bit of a guess, but what if you change the uid and gid for the svn
user/group to below 1000.

-- 
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
    and never get to the software part.
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