1889 2012-01-10 18:06:17 +0000 useradd.bbclass failed to create home directory for new user 2012-03-30 05:16:30 +0000 1 1 11 Runtime Installation Installation 1.2 x86 Multiple VERIFIED DUPLICATE 2127 fixed. Medium normal 1.2 M4 1818 1 edwin.zhai scott.a.garman bluelightning jessica.zhang josh kevin.tian sgw --- --- --- oldest_to_newest 18065 0 edwin.zhai 2012-01-10 18:06:17 +0000 We find this bug when fighting bug 1818. Rootless X need create a new user "xuser" in xserver-nodem-init.bb: USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}" USERADD_PARAM_${PN} = "--create-home \ --groups video,tty,audio \ --user-group xuser" But the issue is we have no "/home/xuser" created in final disk image, so that rootless X start failed. I have tried to use "-d /home/xuser", but same failure. 18066 1 edwin.zhai 2012-01-10 18:10:31 +0000 To reproduce it, just build a core-image-sato for atom-pc(or get it from autobuilder), then append "psplash=false" to the syslinux.cfg, and boot with rootless X failed. You can check the /home, there is only root directory there. 18669 2 josh 2012-02-21 11:43:27 +0000 As a hunch I'd guess that the home directory is created but that it's not packaged and therefore not installed. One possible solution would be to have the useradd class add a postinst to create the home directory if it doesn't already exist? 18922 3 jessica.zhang 2012-03-08 20:34:21 +0000 Paul, During the bug triage, RP mentioned that you've done some work in this area recently, so can you look at the bug context and make some comments? thx 18963 4 bluelightning 2012-03-12 10:11:36 +0000 I have been able to ascertain that at least when I'm running into this, it's not a packaging issue - useradd is run at rootfs creation time. Also, the correct option (--create-home) is being passed, so apparently it is being ignored. 19631 5 scott.a.garman 2012-03-29 20:38:40 +0000 I'm nearly certain this bug is a duplicate of bug #2127, which is now fixed. I cannot reproduce the problem. Please re-open if this is encountered again, and attach a log of the do_rootfs step. 19632 6 scott.a.garman 2012-03-29 20:39:06 +0000 Marking as resolved dupe. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2127 *** 19670 7 edwin.zhai 2012-03-30 05:14:50 +0000 Have tested latest atom image @ http://autobuilder.pokylinux.org/nightly/20120328-1/machines/atom-pc/core-image-sato-atom-pc.hddimg xuser's home directory can be created successfully, and rootless X start well.