I wrote: > Bug#171943 reports that dictd 1.8.0 fails to start with the > following error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/sbin/dictd -d nofork > :I: 2535 starting dictd 1.8.0/rf on Linux 2.4.19-xfs Tue Dec 3 23:43:09 2002 > dictd (dict_index_open): Cannot mmap index file "/dev/null(dict_index_open) > Cannot mmap index file "/dev/nulldict_index_open: No such device > (dict_index_open) dict_index_open: No such device > > I have not experienced any problems with this version in woody, > sarge or sid, using a 2.4.18 kernel, and I have not received any other > similar bug reports. > > The reporter is running a 2.4.19 kernel with the XFS patch and > SMP support. Are there any known issues with the XFS patch and SMP > support that could contribute to this problem? > > Is anyone running dictd with a 2.4.19 kernel with the XFS patch and > SMP support?
Thanks to Craig Saunders, Russell Coker, and Bernd Eckenfels for helpful comments. The problem turns out not to be related to XFS or SMP. It was a configuration error caused by the dictdconfig script. All dictionaries had been removed from the submitter's system, without his being aware of it. If dictdconfig doesn't find any installed dictionaries, it creates a configuration item for a dummy dictionary in /dev/null. This was a misguided attempt to prevent dictd from failing to start if no dictionaries are installed. This will be fixed. Especial thanks to Craig for installing dictd on a machine with a 2.4.19 kernel with XFS and SMP for testing. This can be removed whenever you like. Regards, Bob -- _ |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |_) (_) |_) 1294 S.W. Seagull Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Palm City, FL 34990 USA GPG Key ID: 390D6559