On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 12:10:47AM +0200, Martin Völlinger wrote: > The problem is that in the file loop in the start_pager() function in the > start script ulimit is invoked to limit the virtual memory to 24000 kB before > starting the pager on a virtual terminal. On the next run of the loop the > shell has not enough memory to call "su" (for testing if the logfile is > readable by the user).
Interesting. I would never have found that. > Calling ulimit and openvt in a subshell as in the appended patch to > the console-log start script solved the problem on my system. Does the extra shell stay around with daemon and the pager or does it terminate? Would increasing the ulimit help as well? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
