From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 4 03:20:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9A5A16A4CF for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:20:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF43843D5C for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:20:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i743KG33075144 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:20:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i743KGYb075143; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:20:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:20:16 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200408040320.i743KGYb075143@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Robert Watson Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EC2C16A4CE for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:15:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [204.156.12.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 074C643D2D for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:15:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i743EVcK096374 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:14:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Received: (from robert@localhost) by fledge.watson.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i743EVpc096373; Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:14:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from robert) Message-Id: <200408040314.i743EVpc096373@fledge.watson.org> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:14:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Watson To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: bin/69977: dump -W core dumps with read-only / X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 03:20:17 -0000 >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: