Re: /usr/sbin/useradd is needed by postgresql-server-8.0.1-PGDG - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Daniel Martini
Subject Re: /usr/sbin/useradd is needed by postgresql-server-8.0.1-PGDG
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Msg-id 1108374986.421075cab8cea@webmail.uni-hohenheim.de
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In response to /usr/sbin/useradd is needed by postgresql-server-8.0.1-PGDG  ("Rey Arqueza" <rey@rey.bz>)
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Hi,

Citing Rey Arqueza <rey@rey.bz>:
> after running:  rpm -i ./postgresql-server-8.0.1-1PGDG.i686.rpm, I get the
> following error:
>
> error: Failed dependencies:
> /usr/sbin/useradd is needed by postgresql-server-8.0.1-PGDG
>
> I would guess that /usr/sbin needs to be in my path? if I guessed correctly,
> how do I do that?

If you're using a Bourne shell/Korn shell derivative (bash, ksh...):
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin

If you're using a C-Shell derivative (csh, tcsh...):
setenv PATH $PATH':/usr/sbin'

> If this is not the case, then what could possibly cause
> this error message?

Does /usr/sbin/useradd exist? If not, you could be missing the rpm which
contains it.

Regards,
Daniel

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