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Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:29:57 -0700
From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Michael Alestock <michaela@maa-net.net>
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On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 02:09:22PM -0400, Michael Alestock wrote:
> Hi there,
>=20
>      I got this strange error when I logged into my machine today......=
=20
>=20
>=20
> -bash in malloc(): warning: recursive call
> -bash: xmalloc:  cannot allocate 28 bytes (0 bytes allocated)
>=20
>     Any idea as to what this means?

Looks like a memory management bug in bash.  Can you reproduce it?

> I did have a power outtage here lastnight=20
> and my machine shutdown abruptly, do to the fact that I couldn't shutdown=
=20
> before the ups died. =20

I don't think this is relevant.

Kris

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