no confluence system user will be create when using installer on suse 11.2

[Anton]

I have tested it on ubuntu 11 and it works, but on suse there is no conlfuence user. I looked in the passwd and shadow.

The error message occurs when I execute the start-confluence.sh:

To run Confluence in the foreground, start the server with start-confluence.sh -fg

executing using dedicated user: confluence

su: user confluence does not exist

I'm on openSUSE 11.2 64 bit

[Alejandro Conde Carrillo · Accepted solution]

You can create the user with this command:

sudo /usr/sbin/useradd --create-home --comment "Account for running Confluence" --shell /bin/bash confluence

Please make sure this user has permissions to write in these directories:

• <Confluence install>/work
• <Confluence install>/temp
• <Confluence install>/logs
• Confluence data directory.

You can find more information in this link.

[Anton]

Yes that works. Thanks!

Its important for all four directories to set the owner to confluence.

[Dennis Kromhout van der Meer]

Have you tried creating the "confluence" user?

sudo useradd --create-home -c "Confluence role account" confluence

Also, be sure that the directory you've installed Confluence to has the right permissions, for example:

sudo mkdir /usr/local/confluence
sudo chown confluence: /usr/local/confluence

For more info: Start Confluence Automatically on Linux

[Dennis Kromhout van der Meer]

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