[SOLR-11853] Solr installer fails on SuSE linux (Make check for used tool "service" compatible with SuSE Linux like OpenSuse or SLES)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.2.1, 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.4, 7.5
• Fix Version/s: 7.7, 8.0
• Component/s: scripts and tools
• Labels: github-import newbie patch

Environment

SuSE Linux (SLES & OpenSuSE)

• Assignee: Jan Høydahl
• Reporter: Markus Mandalka
• Created: 14/Jan/18 02:22
• Updated: 05/May/20 17:57
• Resolved: 02/Jan/19 16:31

Description

On current SuSE Linux releases like SLES or OpenSuSE the Solr installer stops with the error message "Script requires the 'service' command".

This happens because before installation the installer checks if the used command "service" exists by its option "service --version".

The command line option "--version" doesn't exist for "service" on current SuSE Linux stable releases.

Since the command "service" is there and has an option "--help", this option can be used as additional fallback.

So in the pull request i extended the check with "service --help" as second check / fallback before printing this error and exiting.

Issue Links

• duplicates: SOLR-10932 install solr service service command fails
• fixes: SOLR-10932 install solr service service command fails
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #305