gitlab git user

error.txt

[root@gitlab tmp]# gitlab-ctl reconfigure
Starting Chef Client, version 11.12.2
Compiling Cookbooks...
Recipe: gitlab::default
  * directory[/etc/gitlab] action create (up to date)
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Cloning resource attributes for directory[/var/opt/gitlab] from prior resource (CHEF-3694)
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Previous directory[/var/opt/gitlab]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb:40:in `from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Current  directory[/var/opt/gitlab]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/users.rb:23:in `from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Cloning resource attributes for directory[/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/etc] from prior resource (CHEF-3694)
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Previous directory[/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/etc]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb:37:in `block in from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Current  directory[/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/etc]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/definitions/unicorn_config.rb:21:in `block in from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Cloning resource attributes for service[unicorn] from prior resource (CHEF-3694)
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Previous service[unicorn]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb:60:in `block in from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Current  service[unicorn]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/runit/definitions/runit_service.rb:191:in `block in from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Cloning resource attributes for service[sidekiq] from prior resource (CHEF-3694)
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Previous service[sidekiq]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb:60:in `block in from_file'
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] WARN: Current  service[sidekiq]: /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/runit/definitions/runit_service.rb:191:in `block in from_file'
Converging 159 resources
  * directory[/etc/gitlab] action nothing (skipped due to action :nothing)
  * directory[/var/opt/gitlab] action create (up to date)
Recipe: gitlab::users
  * directory[/var/opt/gitlab] action create (up to date)
  * group[git] action create
================================================================================
Error executing action `create` on resource 'group[git]'
================================================================================


Chef::Exceptions::Exec
----------------------
groupmod git returned 10, expected 0


Resource Declaration:
---------------------
# In /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/users.rb

 28: group gitlab_group do
 29:   gid node['gitlab']['user']['gid']
 30: end
 31:



Compiled Resource:
------------------
# Declared in /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/users.rb:28:in `from_file'

group("git") do
  action :create
  retries 0
  retry_delay 2
  guard_interpreter :default
  group_name "git"
  gid 2104
  cookbook_name :gitlab
  recipe_name "users"
end




Running handlers:
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
Running handlers complete

[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
[2014-10-01T16:41:46-06:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 2.447527044 seconds
[2014-10-01T16:41:47-06:00] ERROR: group[git] (gitlab::users line 28) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::Exec: groupmod git returned 10, expected 0
[2014-10-01T16:41:47-06:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)

Everytime I try and install gitlab, it errors out while trying to add the git user.

There is no git user on the machine, but there is a git user in ldap, I wonder if that might be the problem?

[root@gitlab tmp]# id git
id: git: No such user

It isn't erring on the user git, it's trying to create the user group git.
Try removing the existing one using groupdel git and then rerunning the omnibus installer

Thanks, @gamerlv

Looks like that doesn't work.

groupdel git
groupdel: cannot remove entry 'git' from /etc/group

I'm thinking I may be able to use a different user

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb

I've also opened an issue on this.
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/271