Package: apt-dater Version: 0.7.0-1~bpo50+1 Severity: important apt-dater fails to install/upgrade packages and to start a command shell, when the MAINTAINER environment variable is not set and the GECOS field of the logged in user contains a '+', for example in the telephone number.
The started screen session fails with: "Cannot exec '<everything after the + in GECOS field>': No such file or directory" e. g. "Cannot exec '49-123-456789,': No such file or directory" Workaround: Set and export MAINTAINER variable before starting apt-dater. Regards Alex -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.1 Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apt-dater depends on: ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libglib2.0-0 2.16.6-1+lenny1 The GLib library of C routines ii libncurses5 5.7+20081213-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libpopt0 1.14-4 lib for parsing cmdline parameters ii libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-5 GNOME XML library ii openssh-client 1:5.1p1-5 secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh ii screen 4.0.3-11 terminal multiplexor with VT100/AN ii tcl8.5 8.5.3-2 Tcl (the Tool Command Language) v8 apt-dater recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt-dater suggests: ii apt-dater-host 0.7.0-1~bpo50+1 host helper application for apt-da pn xsltproc <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
