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[Mark McKinstry <898228@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

In the %postun for mysql51, it deletes the mysql user.

This will cause painful upgrades and downgrades from mysql51 on CentOS
5. For example, if you try to upgrade from mysql51 to mysql55, the mysql
user will be deleted in the process and mysql55 won't start because it
can't read its files.

Also, Fedora packaging says not to delete users: "We never remove users
or groups created by packages. "
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/UsersAndGroups

Deleting the '%postun server' section will fix it.


$ diff -u mysql51.spec.orig mysql51.spec
--- mysql51.spec.orig	2011-09-19 11:42:23.000000000 -0400
+++ mysql51.spec	2011-11-30 11:10:59.869922794 -0500
@@ -461,10 +461,6 @@
     /sbin/ldconfig
 fi
 
-%postun server
-if [ $1 = 0 ] ; then
-    userdel mysql >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-fi
 
 %if 0%{?_with_psa}
 %post psa-compat
$

** Affects: ius
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  mysql51 deletes the mysql user when uninstalled

Status in IUS Community Project:
  New

Bug description:
  In the %postun for mysql51, it deletes the mysql user.

  This will cause painful upgrades and downgrades from mysql51 on CentOS
  5. For example, if you try to upgrade from mysql51 to mysql55, the
  mysql user will be deleted in the process and mysql55 won't start
  because it can't read its files.

  Also, Fedora packaging says not to delete users: "We never remove
  users or groups created by packages. "
  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/UsersAndGroups

  Deleting the '%postun server' section will fix it.

  
  $ diff -u mysql51.spec.orig mysql51.spec
  --- mysql51.spec.orig	2011-09-19 11:42:23.000000000 -0400
  +++ mysql51.spec	2011-11-30 11:10:59.869922794 -0500
  @@ -461,10 +461,6 @@
       /sbin/ldconfig
   fi
   
  -%postun server
  -if [ $1 = 0 ] ; then
  -    userdel mysql >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
  -fi
   
   %if 0%{?_with_psa}
   %post psa-compat
  $

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