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Date:      Tue, 7 Oct 1997 22:42:11 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Andre Albsmeier <Andre.Albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   misc/4723: /etc/rc complains during boot when sudo was used
Message-ID:  <199710072042.WAA13486@curry.mchp.siemens.de>
Resent-Message-ID: <199710072050.NAA22122@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         4723
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       /etc/rc complains during boot when sudo was used
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Oct  7 13:50:00 PDT 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Andre Albsmeier
>Organization:
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386
>Environment:

	2.2-STABLE (Dont know the other versions since
	http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/etc/rc
	always screws up :-)

>Description:

	When booting a 2.2-STABLE system that uses sudo,
	/etc/rc complains

	rm: /var/run/sudo: is a directory


	Maybe we should change the call in rc to

	rm -f /var/run/* 2>/dev/null

	so the annoying message disappears. Or would
	it be even better to remove the sudo directory
	as well ?

>How-To-Repeat:

	Use sudo, reboot and watch :-)

>Fix:
	
	Change "rm -f /var/run/*" to "rm -f /var/run/* 2>/dev/null"
	in /etc/rc
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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