Openfire 3.7.0 Mac installer won't install.

Description

The installer for Macs fails with logmessages like these:

Mar  2 22:34:12 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Openfire XMPP Server  Installation Log
Mar  2 22:34:12 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Opened from: /Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg
Mar  2 22:34:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: fileURLForURL = x-disc://Openfire/Openfire.pkg
Mar  2 22:34:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: fileURLForURL = file://localhost/Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro runner[16233]: Administrator authorization granted.
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: =============================================================================== =
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: User picked Standard Install
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Choices selected for installation:
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]:  Install: "Openfire XMPP Server"
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]:      Openfire.pkg : com.jivesoftware.openfire : 3.7.0.3.7
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: =============================================================================== =
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: It took 0.00 seconds to summarize the package selections.
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: -[IFPKGDerivedDocument sortedPackageLocations]: result = (\n    "file://localhost"\n)
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: location = file://localhost
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) _buildInstallPlan]: file://localhost/Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Will use PK session
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Starting installation:
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Configuring volume "Macintosh HD"
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Preparing disk for local booted install.
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Free space on "Macintosh HD": 170.36 GB (170364690432 bytes).
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Create temporary directory "/var/folders/Wh/Whqa9bVjFQivp0E1on0ig++++TI/-Tmp-//Install.16189GASWlO"
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: IFPKInstallElement (1 packages)
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <1 packages, destination=/>
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: packages=(\n    "PKJaguarPackage <file://localhost/Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg>"\n)
Mar  2 22:37:11 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: Extracting file://localhost/Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg (destination=/var/folders/zz/zzzivhrRnAmviuee+++++++++++/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root, uid=0)
Mar  2 22:37:12 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: Executing script "./preflight" in /Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg/Contents/Resources
Mar  2 22:37:12 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: ./preflight: No niutil
Mar  2 22:37:12 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: ./preflight: 216
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: Shoving /var/folders/zz/zzzivhrRnAmviuee+++++++++++/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp/Root (2 items) to /
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: Executing script "./postinstall" in /Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg/Contents/Resources
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: ./postinstall: launchctl: Dubious ownership on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.jivesoftware.openfire.plist
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: ./postinstall: nothing found to load
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro installd[16236]: PackageKit: Install Failed: PKG: post-install scripts for "com.jivesoftware.openfire"\nError Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 UserInfo=0x100121650 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package "Openfire.pkg"." {\n    NSFilePath = "./postinstall";\n    NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package \U201cOpenfire.pkg\U201d.";\n    NSURL = "file://localhost/Volumes/Openfire/Openfire.pkg";\n    PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.jivesoftware.openfire";\n}
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: install:didFailWithError:Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 UserInfo=0x10026dfc0 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package "Openfire.pkg"."
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: IFDInstallController 6F2A340 state = 7
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: Displaying 'Install Failed' UI.
Mar  2 22:37:13 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16189]: 'Install Failed' UI displayed message:'The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.'.
Mar  2 22:38:14 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16278]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install  PROJECT:Install-594.1
Mar  2 22:38:14 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16278]: @(#)PROGRAM:Installer  PROJECT:Installer-430.1
Mar  2 22:38:14 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16278]: Hardware: MacBookPro6,2 @ 2.40 GHz (x 4), 8192 MB RAM
Mar  2 22:38:14 Michael-Markleys-MacBook-Pro Installer[16278]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.6.6 (10J567)

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Guus der Kinderen March 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM

We've applied the fix to both the install and the update script. Things work as expected now.

Guus der Kinderen March 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM

One of my colleagues suggested chowning the plist to root:wheel. His local tests indicate that this will solve the problem. I've added this to our buildscript.

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Guus der Kinderen
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Guus der Kinderen
Ignite Forum URL
http://community.igniterealtime.org/message/209883#209883
Fix versions
3.7.1
Affects versions
3.7.0
Priority
Major

Created March 3, 2011 at 9:19 PM

Updated October 28, 2020 at 1:26 PM

Resolved March 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Openfire 3.7.0 Mac installer won't install.

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Guus der Kinderen March 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Guus der Kinderen March 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM

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Openfire 3.7.0 Mac installer won't install.

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Guus der Kinderen March 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Guus der Kinderen March 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM

DetailsAssigneeGuus der KinderenGuus der KinderenReporterGuus der KinderenGuus der KinderenIgnite Forum URLhttp://community.igniterealtime.org/message/209883#209883Fix versions3.7.1Affects versions3.7.0PriorityMajor

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Ignite Forum URL
http://community.igniterealtime.org/message/209883#209883
Fix versions
3.7.1
Affects versions
3.7.0
Priority
Major