Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:14:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/69977: dump -W core dumps with read-only / Message-ID: <200408040314.i743EVpc096373@fledge.watson.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200408040320.i743KGYb075143@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 69977 >Category: bin >Synopsis: dump -W core dumps with read-only / >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Aug 04 03:20:16 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Robert Watson >Release: FreeBSD 5-CURRENT i386 >Organization: FreeBSD Project >Environment: System: FreeBSD elephant.netperf.freebsd.org 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #0: Tue Aug 3 21:31:23 EDT 2004 rwatson@zoo.freebsd.org:/zoo/rwatson/netperf/obj/zoo/rwatson/netperf/src/sys/UP i386 >Description: When netbooting to multi-user and a read-only /, I saw the following console message: Aug 4 03:04:46 elephant kernel: pid 677 (dump), uid 0: exited on signal 11 This occurs because the periodic scripts run "dump -W", which fails nastily in the presence of an unwritable /. elephant# dump -W DUMP: WARNING: no file `/etc/dumpdates', making an empty one DUMP: WARNING: cannot create /etc/dumpdates: Read-only file system Last dump(s) done (Dump '>' file systems): Segmentation fault >How-To-Repeat: Netboot with a read-only /. Run "dump -W". >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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