[jira] Updated: (COUCHDB-603) init script needlessly 'su's, and non-superuser use fails

["Paul Joseph Davis (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Paul Joseph Davis updated COUCHDB-603:
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> init script needlessly 'su's, and non-superuser use fails
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: COUCHDB-603
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-603
>             Project: CouchDB
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Infrastructure
>         Environment: Unix
>            Reporter: Chad MILLER
>            Priority: Trivial
>
> The init script runs 'su' if the COUCHDB_USER variable is set, but it doesn't need to if the script is already running as that user.  Add an additional condition on that test, so that normal role users can start and stop the server.
> --- couchdb/etc/init/couchdb.tpl.in	2009-10-02 07:10:18.475913699 -0400
> +++ couchdb/etc/init/couchdb.tpl.in	2009-10-02 07:22:22.711911041 -0400
> @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
>          command="$command $COUCHDB_OPTIONS"
>      fi
>      mkdir -p "$RUN_DIR"
> -    if test -n "$COUCHDB_USER"; then
> +    if test -n "$COUCHDB_USER" -a "`id -u \"$COUCHDB_USER\" 2>&1`" != "`id -u`"; then
>          chown $COUCHDB_USER "$RUN_DIR"
>          if su $COUCHDB_USER -c "$command" > /dev/null; then
>              return $SCRIPT_OK
> (Reported as bug at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb/+bug/435484  )

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