rpm: User is removed at uninstalling, which can cause error at reinstalling

[Daijiro Fukuda]

fluent-package v5.0.0 and v5.0.1try to remove User and Group at uninstalling.

the codes in %postun:

fluent-package-builder/fluent-package/yum/fluent-package.spec.in

Lines 287 to 305 in bf66110

 if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then 
    # Removing 
    if getent passwd @SERVICE_NAME@ >/dev/null; then 
        echo "Removing @SERVICE_NAME@ user..." 
        /usr/sbin/userdel --remove @SERVICE_NAME@ 
    fi 
    if getent group @SERVICE_NAME@ >/dev/null; then 
        echo "Removing @SERVICE_NAME@ group..." 
        /usr/sbin/groupdel @SERVICE_NAME@ 
    fi 
    if getent passwd @COMPAT_SERVICE_NAME@ >/dev/null; then 
        echo "Removing @COMPAT_SERVICE_NAME@ user..." 
        /usr/sbin/userdel --remove @COMPAT_SERVICE_NAME@ 
    fi 
    if getent group @COMPAT_SERVICE_NAME@ >/dev/null; then 
        echo "Removing @COMPAT_SERVICE_NAME@ group..." 
        /usr/sbin/groupdel @COMPAT_SERVICE_NAME@ 
    fi 
 fi 

This behavior is added in the following fix:

• #475

It looks like it was influenced by the implementation of apt purge .

For dnf/yum remove, we can't remove User and Group.
The files in /var/log/fluent/ and /etc/fluent/ remain, and they will be used after reinstalling.

If the previous Use or Group is removed, fluent-package creates a new one, and it causes errors in accessing those files.