Hello: I have a RedHat 6.2 / i386 / Linux 2.2.14 system, that is exhibiting some strange behavior with the chkconfig and ntsysv programs. Currently I have chkconfig-1.2.16-1, ntsysv-1.1.3-1, and initscripts-5.49-1 installed. A couple of months ago both chkconfig and ntsysv would segfault when I tried to execute them. Considering both programs were behaving similarly and looking at strace output I determined that the heart of the problem was related to the initscripts themselves. Furthermore I figured out that by opening an initscript with a text editor and then saving the script (without making changes), chkconfig --list would be able to read the file and move on. For example, the first script that chkconfig reads on my system is apmd. By running one of these commands, chkconfig IS ABLE to move past the apmd script: # cd /etc/rc.d/init.d; cp apmd ~/apmd.sav; mv -f ~/apmd.sav apmd or with vi: # vim +"wq" /etc/rc.d/init.d/apmd The commands below, however, DO NOT fix anything, and chkconfig still segfaults on the apmd script: # cd /etc/rc.d/init.d; mv apmd ~/apmd.sav; mv -f ~/apmd.sav apmd or with touch: # touch /etc/rc.d/init.d/apmd So it appears that opening a file for writing fixes chkconfig, but just touching it or moving it around does not. As far as I can tell (diff, md5sum) there is not a noticeable difference after the file has been resaved, other than the time stamp. What would cause chkconfig to pick up a difference between two identical files? At this point I've "fixed" about 20 of the 45 scripts using one of the techniques above, once the other 25 or so scripts are fixed the problem will be gone forever ... 8( So I would like to get some suggestions on what else I might try to help figure out what the real problem is. I have to repair the rest of the files soon, because chkconfig being broken tends to cause problems with RPM installations. I am willing to delay ( a little while ) fixing the files to allow some other peoples ideas to tested. Note: ntsysv no longer segfaults, I suppose I fixed enough of the files for it to execute okay. chkconfig --list is still segfaulting though. Also, I've checked lsof and fuser output, and have not found anything open on the initscripts. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Seth PS: I can send strace output to anyone who's interested. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
