Hi, the observation that IFS is causing the problem looks plausible, and if it's true, the offending change is this one:
--- /etc/init.d/rcS 2004-08-14 18:47:29.000000000 +0200 +++ rcS 2005-10-30 11:05:07.000000000 +0100 @@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ trap ":" INT QUIT TSTP element() { - local element list IFS - - element="$1" [ "$2" = "in" ] && shift It's from the posix patch in #292632. A quick workaround would be to remove this patch and depend on bash instead. A working posix-compatible fix would be even better, of course. Jan PS: Roland, da hast Du mir aber einen riesen Schreck eingejagt, als mein Notebook heute morgen auf einmal nicht mehr bootete *g* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]