Public bug reported: if /run/screen/S-user exists, kill -chld recreates the fifo.
if /run/screen/S-user does not exist, kill -chld kills screen. this is not very robust. if screen can't be bothered to recreate the directory, it could at least have the courtesy to refrain from destroying itself. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: screen 4.2.1-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-9.9-generic 3.19.1 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-9-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Mar 24 09:21:13 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-14 (68 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1) SourcePackage: screen UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: screen (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1435899 Title: mkfifo /var/run/screen/S-user/xxxx.pts-yy.hostname failed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/1435899/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs