Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 06:28:52PM +, PieterB wrote: > On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 01:03:01PM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote: > > > I manually installed glibc 2.7-4 (libc6_2.7-4_i386.deb) and will reboot > > > after > > > the backup is finished. > > No that won't work you have to go back to a 2.6 one. > > I'm restoring a backup. When everything is fixed I'll update my Debian 4.0 > testing distribution when my VPS host kernel is compatible with glibc 2.7-4 > or later. > > > > Is there anything else I can check to find out what happened? > > The kernel you run on has a custom redhat patch that conflicts with > > the new O_CLOEXEC feature. Either they change the kernel, or you keep a > > pre 2.6. > > I assume you mean pre 2.7 (being 2.6). According to Yean I meant pre 2.6 inclusive actually ;) > Can anybody help me find the kernel patch I should ask to be installed > (I doubt they do that in short time with a big hosting company like Strato). actually it's a patch to remove (it's called the TUX patch afaict). > Can anybody tell me how I can make sure my system doesn't get crashed the > next time I do 'apt-get upgrade'? Or should the new patch in glibc-4 prevent > problems automatically? hold the glibc. aptitude know how to do that, probably aptitude hold libc6. pgpjihA2PeA1O.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 01:03:01PM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote: > > I manually installed glibc 2.7-4 (libc6_2.7-4_i386.deb) and will reboot > > after > > the backup is finished. > No that won't work you have to go back to a 2.6 one. I'm restoring a backup. When everything is fixed I'll update my Debian 4.0 testing distribution when my VPS host kernel is compatible with glibc 2.7-4 or later. > > Is there anything else I can check to find out what happened? > The kernel you run on has a custom redhat patch that conflicts with > the new O_CLOEXEC feature. Either they change the kernel, or you keep a > pre 2.6. I assume you mean pre 2.7 (being 2.6). According to https://lwn.net/Articles/236843/ the O_CLOEXEC flag appeared in kernel 2.6.23. I called my VPS provider (Strato), and according to the tech guy they use Debian as host OS. I logged a service request to be sure. My 'uname -a' lists: Linux foobar 2.6.9-023stab043.1-smp #1 SMP Mon Mar 5 16:38:22 MSK 2007 i686 GNU/Linux Can anybody help me find the kernel patch I should ask to be installed (I doubt they do that in short time with a big hosting company like Strato). Can anybody tell me how I can make sure my system doesn't get crashed the next time I do 'apt-get upgrade'? Or should the new patch in glibc-4 prevent problems automatically? Regards, Pieter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 09:28:06AM +, PieterB wrote: > Hello glibc maintainers, > > I managed to reboot the VPS in repair mode. I see a lot of messages like > in /var/log/syslog (example from dovecot, but others programs give errors > too): > > Dec 8 21:18:28 foobar dovecot: child 21837 (login) returned error 127 > Dec 8 21:19:28 foobar dovecot: imap-login: imap-login: error while > loading shared libraries: /lib/libc.so.6: file too short > > I manually installed glibc 2.7-4 (libc6_2.7-4_i386.deb) and will reboot after > the backup is finished. No that won't work you have to go back to a 2.6 one. > Is there anything else I can check to find out what happened? The kernel you run on has a custom redhat patch that conflicts with the new O_CLOEXEC feature. Either they change the kernel, or you keep a pre 2.6. -- ·O· Pierre Habouzit ··O[EMAIL PROTECTED] OOOhttp://www.madism.org pgpTR43m7OBbS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
Hello glibc maintainers, I managed to reboot the VPS in repair mode. I see a lot of messages like in /var/log/syslog (example from dovecot, but others programs give errors too): Dec 8 21:18:28 foobar dovecot: child 21837 (login) returned error 127 Dec 8 21:19:28 foobar dovecot: imap-login: imap-login: error while loading shared libraries: /lib/libc.so.6: file too short I manually installed glibc 2.7-4 (libc6_2.7-4_i386.deb) and will reboot after the backup is finished. Is there anything else I can check to find out what happened? On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 01:08:17AM +0100, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > 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. Is there a way to find out the kernel name/type of the VPS host system. My 'uname -a' gives: Linux foobar 2.6.9-023stab043.1-smp #1 SMP Mon Mar 5 16:38:22 MSK 2007 i686 GNU/Linux Regards, Pieter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
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]
Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
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 can't access the machine with ssh. I get: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host One of the upgrades on http://gewis.nl/~pieterb/tmp/dpkg.log caused serious problems. Is it possible to promote glibc 2.7-4 to testing to prevent stuff like this happening. PTS currently says "Too young, only 1 of 10 days old" Regards, Pieter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
PieterB a écrit :
> Hello GNU libc maitainers,
>
> I don't now if this is a new bug, or an addition to bug
> #454266 or #454557, so I'm mailing the maintainers.
>
> Today I ran into severe problems after doing a 'apt-get update && apt-get
> upgrade'. My previous full update and upgrade was on 2007-12-05 20:25.
> See http://gewis.nl/~pieterb/tmp/dpkg.log for the tail of my dpkg.log.
>
> 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.
>
> I'll try to recover /var/lib/{apt,dpkg} and /lib from backup tommorow, but I
> think it would be good to either:
>
> - upgrade glibc to 2.7-4, or
> - downgrade glibc 2.6 in testing?
> to prevent other people like me from serious messing up their system.
If it is the same problem as the bug#454557, glibc 2.7-4 should now
refuse to install.
> I tried running 'dpkg -l libc6-i686' as suggested in Bug#454557 but it
> didn't work.
>
What do you mean by "it didn't work"? Also do you have a /lib/i686
directory? If yes removing it should fix your system.
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Re: glibc 2.7-3 MIGRATED to testing causes system to stop starting new programs
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? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: glibc 2.7
> Glibc upstream announced recently that the glibc 2.7 will be tagged > and released very soon (probably on Oct 17[0]). which toolchain versions are required as build dependencies? Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: glibc 2.7
On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 08:16:59AM +, Matthias Klose wrote: > > Glibc upstream announced recently that the glibc 2.7 will be tagged > > and released very soon (probably on Oct 17[0]). > > which toolchain versions are required as build dependencies? AFAICT it should be basically the same as glibc 2.6. But I haven't looked at it very deeply either yet. The big step was the migration to NPTL that happened a few releases ago, that needed a quite recent kernel on many platforms, but I don't think glibc2.7 needs anything new. -- ·O· Pierre Habouzit ··O[EMAIL PROTECTED] OOOhttp://www.madism.org pgpoLSvF9s9Fn.pgp Description: PGP signature
