no such user

[@lbutlr]

# amavisd
drop_priv: No such username: vscan
# grep vscan /etc/*
/etc/group:vscan:*:110:
/etc/master.passwd:vscan:*:110:110::0:0:Scanning Virus Account:/var/maiad:/bin/sh
/etc/passwd:vscan:*:110:110:Scanning Virus Account:/var/maiad:/bin/sh
Binary file /etc/pwd.db matches
Binary file /etc/spwd.db matches

[Mark.Martinec+ (Mark Martinec)]

Post by @lbutlr
# amavisd
drop_priv: No such username: vscan
# grep vscan /etc/*
/etc/master.passwd:vscan:*:110:110::0:0:Scanning Virus
Account:/var/maiad:/bin/sh
/etc/passwd:vscan:*:110:110:Scanning Virus Account:/var/maiad:/bin/sh
Binary file /etc/pwd.db matches
Binary file /etc/spwd.db matches

Maybe the database is out of sync, or running in a jail?

Try from a command line:

$ perl -le 'my($user,$pwd,$uid,$gid)=getpwnam("vscan"); print
$user//"UNKNOWN"'


Mark

[LuKreme]

$ perl -le 'my($user,$pwd,$uid,$gid)=getpwnam("vscan"); print $user//"UNKNOWN"'

Prints UNKNOWN.

Now what?

[LuKreme]

Sorry,meant to add FreeBSD 10.2 and amavis freshly reinstalled from ports following a freebsdupdate.

[Mark.Martinec+ (Mark Martinec)]

Post by LuKreme

Post by Mark.Martinec+ (Mark Martinec)
$ perl -le 'my($user,$pwd,$uid,$gid)=getpwnam("vscan"); print
$user//"UNKNOWN"'

Prints UNKNOWN.
Now what?
Sorry,meant to add FreeBSD 10.2 and amavis freshly reinstalled from
ports following a freebsdupdate.

/usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd

?

Mark

[LuKreme]

Post by Mark.Martinec+ (Mark Martinec)

Post by LuKreme

$ perl -le 'my($user,$pwd,$uid,$gid)=getpwnam("vscan"); print $user//"UNKNOWN"'

Prints UNKNOWN.
Now what?
Sorry,meant to add FreeBSD 10.2 and amavis freshly reinstalled from ports following a freebsdupdate.

/usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd

Yes, thank you, I was just about to report back that I'd found that and it fixed the issue. Thanks!

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