Date: 9 Oct 1998 15:19:49 -0000 From: Jos.Backus@nl.origin-it.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/8231: /etc/rc contains a dangerous typo. Message-ID: <19981009151949.9079.qmail@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com>
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>Number: 8231
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: /etc/rc will not be executed properly
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Oct 9 08:20:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jos Backus
>Organization:
Origin B.V.
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-BETA i386
>Environment:
-current as of 1998/10/08
>Description:
/etc/rc starts with a single quote (') character, probably a result of
a typing glitch (I know, I have a keyboard that makes me do that
occasionally).
>How-To-Repeat:
cp -p /usr/src/etc /etc/rc
reboot
# watch the screen!
>Fix:
s%'#!/bin/sh%#!/bin/sh%
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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