Bug#498823: xfs: recent change from 'root' to 'nobody' perhaps requires more thought
[Julien Cristau] > Hrm. AIUI logging should now happen through syslog, so that part is > probably fixable. The pid file, on the other hand, might be a real > problem with the whole 'running as nobody' thing. I think the > easiest fix is to have a dedicated user, and an xfs directory in > /var/run where the pidfile would be stored, as that would allow the > xfs process to remove its pid file itself. But maybe I'm missing > something. Hm, strange. Thought I tested the pid file creation, and did not see any log file failures when I tested. > Petter, since you made the change to run as nobody, care to cook up > a patch for this? Would love to, but do not expect to have any spare time to spend on it before Lenny is released. Sorry about that. Just got very little time for free software these days. Hope it will improve in a few months. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#498823: xfs: recent change from 'root' to 'nobody' perhaps requires more thought
severity 498823 serious kthxbye On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 19:08:06 +0400, Stanislav Maslovski wrote: > xfs still tries to access /var/log/xfs.log and /var/run/xfs.pid (as 'nobody') > and reports these errors: > == > Sep 12 23:03:05 shota xfs[3307]: terminating > Sep 12 23:03:05 shota xfs[3307]: cannot remove process ID file > /var/run/xfs.pid: Permission denied > Sep 13 09:45:24 shota xfs[3281]: can't open error file "/var/log/xfs.log" > == Hrm. AIUI logging should now happen through syslog, so that part is probably fixable. The pid file, on the other hand, might be a real problem with the whole 'running as nobody' thing. I think the easiest fix is to have a dedicated user, and an xfs directory in /var/run where the pidfile would be stored, as that would allow the xfs process to remove its pid file itself. But maybe I'm missing something. Petter, since you made the change to run as nobody, care to cook up a patch for this? Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#498823: xfs: recent change from 'root' to 'nobody' perhaps requires more thought
Package: xfs Version: 1:1.0.8-2 Severity: normal xfs still tries to access /var/log/xfs.log and /var/run/xfs.pid (as 'nobody') and reports these errors: == Sep 12 23:03:05 shota xfs[3307]: terminating Sep 12 23:03:05 shota xfs[3307]: cannot remove process ID file /var/run/xfs.pid: Permission denied Sep 13 09:45:24 shota xfs[3281]: can't open error file "/var/log/xfs.log" == -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (100, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages xfs depends on: ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libfs62:1.0.1-1 X11 Font Services library ii libxfont1 1:1.3.3-1 X11 font rasterisation library xfs recommends no packages. Versions of packages xfs suggests: ii xfonts-100dpi 1:1.0.0-4 100 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-75dpi 1:1.0.0-4 75 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.0-5 standard fonts for X pn xfonts-scalable(no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
