Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:37:13 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/96015: uncommenting the msgs invocation in /etc/profile can fail boot Message-ID: <E1FVtCT-000L79-Pg@thebighonker.lerctr.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200604181640.k3IGeC0u063602@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 96015 >Category: misc >Synopsis: uncommenting the msgs invocation in /etc/profile can fail boot >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Apr 18 16:40:12 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Larry Rosenman >Release: FreeBSD 6.1-RC amd64 >Organization: LERCTR Consulting >Environment: System: FreeBSD thebighonker.lerctr.org 6.1-RC FreeBSD 6.1-RC #46: Sat Apr 15 23:20:33 CDT 2006 root@thebighonker.lerctr.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/THEBIGHONKER amd64 >Description: I wanted to use the msgs(1) facility to have messages for my users displayed upon login. After I got it set up, and I uncommented the msgs -f invocation in the system /etc/profile, my boot failed part way through, because it wanted console input. This caused me to have to invoke my remote hands to fix it, since the box is colo'd. I'd like to request that the FreeBSD team consider making the following 2 changes: 1) change the example in /etc/profile from msgs -f to msgs -q 2) change the owner of /var/msgs in /etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist from daemon to mailnull so that the facility can work even after a make installworld on an upgrade. Thanks! >How-To-Repeat: uncomment the msgs -f invocation in /etc/profile, after having a message set up via the msgs(1) facility.` >Fix: 1) change the example to msgs -q 2) change ownership in /etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist of /var/msgs to mailnull >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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