Foreman 1.6 Installation - Could not find user postgres

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Hi,

I am trying to install Foreman. It complains that

/Stage[main]/Postgresql::Server::Initdb/File[/var/lib/pgsql/data]/owner:
change from 26 to postgres failed: Could not find user postgres

Do I need to create this user by myself? I thought the Foreman installer
will create it?

Thanks!

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Usually it'd be created by your OS PostgreSQL packages, assuming they
installed correctly before this error.

e.g. if you're using an RPM based OS, see "rpm -q --scripts
postgresql-server" which on EL7 contains:

/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 26 -o -r postgres
/usr/sbin/useradd -M -N -g postgres -o -r -d /var/lib/pgsql -s /bin/bash
-c "PostgreSQL Server" -u 26 postgres

Try running those by hand and see if they work.

··· On 25/09/14 18:17, staceytian4321@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > > I am trying to install Foreman. It complains that > > > /Stage[main]/Postgresql::Server::Initdb/File[/var/lib/pgsql/data]/owner: change > from 26 to postgres failed: Could not find user postgres > > > > Do I need to create this user by myself? I thought the Foreman installer > will create it?

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Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering

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Before I run foreman installer, I don't already have Postgre SQL server
installed on my Linux host.

rpm -qa|grep postgresql :

postgresql-libs-8.4.20-1.el6_5.x86_64
postgresql-jdbc-8.4.701-8.el6.noarch
postgresql-devel-8.4.20-1.el6_5.x86_64
postgresql-libs-8.4.20-1.el6_5.i686
postgresql-8.4.20-1.el6_5.x86_64

After I run foreman installer, it installs postgre sql server:
foreman-postgresql-1.6.0-1.el6.noarch
postgresql-server-8.4.20-1.el6_5.x86_64

I guess anyway next time I will try to run your command to add postgres
user and group first, then run foreman installer. Anyway it won't hurt.

Thanks!

··· On Friday, September 26, 2014 6:55:14 AM UTC-4, Dominic Cleal wrote: > > On 25/09/14 18:17, staceyt...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to install Foreman. It complains that > > > > > > > /Stage[main]/Postgresql::Server::Initdb/File[/var/lib/pgsql/data]/owner: > change > > from 26 to postgres failed: Could not find user postgres > > > > > > > > Do I need to create this user by myself? I thought the Foreman installer > > will create it? > > Usually it'd be created by your OS PostgreSQL packages, assuming they > installed correctly before this error. > > e.g. if you're using an RPM based OS, see "rpm -q --scripts > postgresql-server" which on EL7 contains: > > /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 26 -o -r postgres > /usr/sbin/useradd -M -N -g postgres -o -r -d /var/lib/pgsql -s /bin/bash > -c "PostgreSQL Server" -u 26 postgres > > Try running those by hand and see if they work. > > -- > Dominic Cleal > Red Hat Engineering >