On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 10:56:30AM -0400, Chuck wrote: > On Saturday 19 May 2007 09:59, Daniel Hokka Zakrisson wrote: > > Chuck wrote: > > > > > we run some centos4 x86_64 guests. just did a yum update today on > > > my template and it screwed up the guest. i do not know all of the > > > damage yet, it appears to run and the services appear to run but > > > vserver <guestname> enter no longer works. thankfully i always use > > > the template for update testing first ... whew.. > > > > > > i get this when i try: vlogin: openpty(): No such file or > > > directory > > > > > > any clues where to look? or should i just restore from a backup > > > and never use yum update again? it appears it changes what it will > > > with no regard for existing configuration files. > > > > It has nothing to do with configuration files. You just lost a > > (few?) device nodes. Recreate or restore /dev from a backup, or > > another guest. > > oh.. ok so then yum messes with devices as well.. maybe.. ok will do > that... might have to put that into a script if it keeps doing this > every restart..
you might configure a readonly bind mount for /dev which should save you from this and similar trouble HTH, Herbert > > -- > > Daniel Hokka Zakrisson > > _______________________________________________ > > Vserver mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver > > > > -- > > Chuck > > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger, > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. " > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book > > > _______________________________________________ > Vserver mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver _______________________________________________ Vserver mailing list [email protected] http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
