Re: BUG #8139: initdb: Misleading error message when current user not in /etc/passwd

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, nicolas(at)marchildon(dot)net, Bugs for PostgreSQL <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #8139: initdb: Misleading error message when current user not in /etc/passwd
Date: 2013-12-18 17:16:28
Message-ID: 20131218171628.GA1690@momjian.us
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On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 07:47:34PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 06:45:39PM -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > return STATUS_ERROR;
> > > }
> > >
> > > ! user_name = get_user_name(&errstr);
> > > ! if (!user_name)
> > > {
> > > ! ereport(LOG, (errmsg("%s\n", errstr)));
> > > ! pfree(errstr);
> > > return STATUS_ERROR;
> > > }
> >
> > The message is already translated by get_user_name, so I think this
> > should use errmsg_internal() instead of errmsg(). Also, why do you add
> > a newline?
>
> OK, done.
>
> > Not clear whether the new file should be in src/port or src/common.
>
> Agreed. It isn't designed to add missing OS functionality, but it is
> mostly OS-specific code.
>
> Updated patch attached, with Tom's requested changes.

Patch applied.

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