firebird 2.0 doesn't create /var/run/firebird/2.0 entry at startup

The same is true for the firebird1.5-super-package.
As the reporter states I have to create the directory manually for getting firebird to start, like this e.g.:

sudo mkdir -p /var/run/firebird/1.5
sudo chown firebird.firebird /var/run/firebird/1.5 -R

IIRC already dapper suffered of this bug.

I am slightly disappointed of Ubuntu's QA, especially because servers are also a targeted area.

The same applies to firebird 1.5 in gusty.
Here is what show my system:

root@espada:/etc/init.d# /etc/init.d/firebird1.5-super restart
 * Firebird 1.5 server manager not running.
 * Not starting Firebird 1.5 server manager
 * Use `dpkg-reconfigure firebird1.5-super' to enable.

Reconfiguring does nothing.

I have solved the problem. It seems that the installer fails to create one directory, I have done it by hand.

root@benissa:/var/run# mkdir firebird
root@benissa:/var/run# cd firebird
root@benissa:/var/run/firebird# mkdir 1.5
root@benissa:/var/run/firebird# cd ..
root@benissa:/var/run# chown firebird:firebird firebird
root@benissa:/var/run# /etc/init.d/firebird1.5-super restart
 * Firebird 1.5 server manager not running.
 * Not starting Firebird 1.5 server manager
 * Use `dpkg-reconfigure firebird1.5-super' to enable.
root@benissa:/var/run# dpkg-reconfigure firebird1.5-super
 * Firebird 1.5 server manager not running.
 * Firebird 1.5 server manager not running.
 * Starting Firebird 1.5 server manager... server has been successfully started
                                                                                                                     [ OK ]
 * Firebird 1.5 server manager already running.

You have solved it, until your next reboot... /var/tmp is tmpfs in Ubuntu :-)

You can permanently "fix" it by adding the following lines on top of the /etc/init.d/firebird1.5-super script:

mkdir -p /var/run/firebird/1.5
chown firebird.firebird /var/run/firebird/1.5 -R

Resolved this issue with Firebird 2.0.3 ClassicServer on Gutsy by adding:
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
FBRUNDIR=/var/run/firebird/2.0
FBUSER="firebird"
FBGROUP="firebird"

if [ -d $FBRUNDIR ]; then
        #do nothing
        echo "Directory '$FBRUNDIR' already exists."
else
        mkdir -p $FBRUNDIR
        chown $FBUSER:$FBGROUP -R $FBRUNDIR
fi
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

to the /etc/rc.local

Hello all,

I have made a workaround for Firebird SuperServer 2.0.3 on Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 Desktop x86.

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/firebird2.0-super

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FB_VER="2.0"
FB_FLAVOUR="super"
. /usr/share/firebird${FB_VER}-common/functions.sh

FBRunUser=firebird
PIDFILE="$RUN/fbguard.pid"
FB_OPTS="-start -forever -pidfile $PIDFILE"
NAME="Firebird $FB_VER server manager"

#################################################
# root (Juergen Vogt) at 07.11.2007 23:41:06
#################################################
if [ -d $RUN ]; then
        #do nothing
        echo "Directory '$RUN' already exists."
else
        mkdir -p $RUN
        chown $FBRunUser:firebird -R $RUN
fi
#################################################

# Check the manager is there and is executable.
MANAGER=$FB/bin/fbmgr
FBGUARD=$FB/bin/fbguard
...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Best Regards

Will the package be fixed? I had the same problem.

i will check in gutsy and hardy

confirmed in gutsy and hardy

Patch looks good, but could you please prepare a new debdiff against version 2.0.3.12981.ds1-5ubuntu1 in Hardy?
Please, resubscribe ubuntu-universe-sponsors when ready. Thank you very much!

That was the patch for gutsy , i will try an patch for hardy then

Also in hardy there is an install bug but that is another issue fixed in
firebird2.0-super (2.0.3.12981.ds1-6) from debian
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/f/firebird2.0/firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1-6/changelog

so i have to do these
1.request an merge for hardy [this is for sure]

2.fill an new bug for gutsy with debdiff because is an critical bug and i will need to folow the sru process

step 1 is done i have requested an merge from debian repository

step 2 is in progress

here is the bug fixed in debian git tree (diff for superserver)
http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.0.git;a=commit;h=15a6e0937f71cd6cad93a4cea0d2649f67122d9e
here is the script that creates it for firebird-classic
http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.0.git;a=commit;h=4030cc988e4479e929ea9dff931746667b7f579b
http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.0.git;a=commit;h=6de313fbd43b50f209fca38e580408387d537ebc

This also happens in firebird2.1-super.
I modified my /etc/init.d/firebird2.1-super:

#----------------------------------------------------------------------
FBRUNDIR=/var/run/firebird/2.1
FBUSER="firebird"
FBGROUP="firebird"

if [ -d $FBRUNDIR ]; then
        #do nothing
        echo "Directory '$FBRUNDIR' already exists."
else
        mkdir -p $FBRUNDIR
        chown $FBUSER:$FBGROUP -R $FBRUNDIR
fi
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

is fixed in git , i will update the ppa builds

The bug fore firebird2.1 is fixed in debian git tree

http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.1.git;a=shortlog

and my ppa

https://launchpad.net/~mapopa/+archive/+builds

i will notify upstream too about it (for tar.gz package installer)

Version 2.0.3.12981.ds1-7 just uploaded to Debian/unstable, containing fix for LP#135582

http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/firebird2.0/news/20080403T150231Z.html

On hardy:

apt-get install firebird2.0-super
....
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package firebird2.0-super.
(Reading database ... 17761 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking firebird2.0-super (from .../firebird2.0-super_2.0.3.12981.ds1-12_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up firebird2.0-super (2.0.3.12981.ds1-12) ...
find: /var/run/firebird: No such file or directory

this bug stil exist in 2.0.4.13130-1.ds1-2 (ubuntu jaunty)

Fixed in karmic