[HADOOP-8809] RPMs should skip useradds if the users already exist

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.3
• Component/s: scripts
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 14/Sep/12 12:58
• Updated: 13/Oct/12 00:13
• Resolved: 13/Oct/12 00:13

Description

The hadoop.spec preinstall script creates users -but it does this even if they already exist. This may causes problems if the installation has already got those users with different uids. A check with id can avoid this.