Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 22:17:45 -0400 (EDT) From: sjr@home.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/13184: rc file expects /var/msgs directory to exist Message-ID: <199908170217.WAA92220@cc158233-a.catv1.md.home.com>
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>Number: 13184 >Category: bin >Synopsis: rc file expects /var/msgs directory to exist >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 16 19:20:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stephen J. Roznowski >Release: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: /etc/rc expects that the directory for /var/msgs exists when it tries to make the bounds file, if it doesn't then an error message is reported. >How-To-Repeat: Delete /var/msgs and reboot. >Fix: This fix adds checking for the existance of the /var/msgs directory before attempting to create the bounds file. --- etc/rc.orig Mon Aug 16 22:04:36 1999 +++ etc/rc Mon Aug 16 22:06:26 1999 @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ fi # make a bounds file for msgs(1) if there isn't one already -if [ ! -f /var/msgs/bounds ]; then +if [ -d /var/msgs -a ! -f /var/msgs/bounds ]; then echo 0 > /var/msgs/bounds fi >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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