On Thu, 25 Dec 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I upgraded from the bo to the hamm versions. I've encountered two > problems that I don't know how to fix. > > One is that dselect via ftp stopped working. As explained in the > HOW-TO, I've installed the required dpkg upgrades in the order > listed. And I then used the 'ftp' method to upgrade many of the > packages with later versions. But, when I finished installing the > newer packages, dselect broke, at least by the 'ftp' method. I > maunually re-installed the up-to-date dpkg-ftp method, and here's the > message I get: > > > Can't locate loadable object for module IO in @INC (@INC contains: > /usr/lib/perl 5/i386-linux/5.004 /usr/lib/perl5 > /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/local /lib/site_perl .) at > /usr/lib/perl5/IO/Handle.pm line 241 BEGIN failed--compilation aborted > at /usr/lib/perl5/IO/Socket.pm line 106. BEGIN failed--compilation > aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/Net/FTP.pm line 453. BEGIN > failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/dpkg//methods/ftp/setup line > 7.
Not understood, but I would have a good look at your perl setup. Did your libgdbm and libgdbmg upgrades go ok? > I also get a strange message when I connect by either a remote telnet > connection or a console. The message is: > > configuration error - unknown item 'ISSUE_FILE_ENAB' (notify > administrator) The handling of /etc/issue was changed some time back. Edit /etc/login.defs as follows:- # If set, the file will be output before each login prompt #ISSUE_FILE_ENAB no ISSUE_FILE /etc/issue HTH =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 2486 32.0125S 115.8445E vk6lj Debian Unix =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .