PieterB a écrit : > On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 06:04:54PM -0500, Clint Adams wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:33:47PM +0100, PieterB wrote: >>> There were problems with upgrading libc to 2.7-3 and after that I could not >>> start a lot of programs anymore. I tried installing libc 2.7-4 manualy with >>> dpkg, but I couldn't get it done. >> What does "could not start a lot of programs anymore" mean? > > I will elaborate a bit more. The systems seems not able to read/access > directory on the disk. For example: > > # dpkg -l libc6-i686 > dpkg-query: cannot scan updates directory `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/': Unknown > error 530 > foobar:/var/log# apt-get update > E: Unable to read /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - opendir (530 Unknown error 530) > > # dpkg -i libc6_2.7-4_i386.deb > dpkg: cannot scan updates directory `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/': Unknown error > 530 > > I can still access the directories with 'cd', but accessing the file index > (with shell 'ls' or programs), does not seem to work. > > I'm quite sure there is nothing wrong with the disk (it's a RAID-1 SAN on a > VPS). The webserver fortuately just works fine for static pages. I'll try to > reboot tommorow.
I guess you are using a RedHat kernel version 2.6.9-5.ELsmp. This kernel is unsupported due to broken RedHat specific patches. Please ask your VPS provider for an upgrade to a non RedHat kernel or a more recent RedHat kernel. -- .''`. Aurelien Jarno | GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 : :' : Debian developer | Electrical Engineer `. `' [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] `- people.debian.org/~aurel32 | www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]