[pkg-firebird-general] Bug#476123: [firebird2.0-common] error in the postinst script, adduser fails

[Matthias Heinz]

Package: firebird2.0-common
Version: 2.0.3.12981.ds1-11
Severity: normal

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Hi,

when i try to reinstall the firebird2.0-common package to fix the problem with 
the missing user "firebird" i get this message:

Setting up firebird2.0-common (2.0.3.12981.ds1-11) ...
adduser: The home dir must be an absolute path.


Looking in the postinst script says:

 adduser --system --quiet --shell /bin/bash --home $VAR \
        --group --gecos "Firebird Database Administator" firebird

Where and to what is $VAR set?


Yours sincerely,
Matthias



--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.24.4-13.04.2008

Debian Release: lenny/sid
  500 unstable        ftp.de.debian.org 
  500 unstable        debian-mirrors.sdinet.de 
    1 experimental    ftp.de.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
Depends            (Version) | Installed
============================-+-==============
libc6             (>= 2.7-1) | 2.7-10
libstdc++6     (>= 4.1.1-21) | 4.3.0-3
adduser                      | 3.107