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Re: mkdir "segmentation fault" bug


From: Bob Proulx
Subject: Re: mkdir "segmentation fault" bug
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:49:30 -0600
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Please keep the discussion on the mailing list.

Scott Powell wrote:
> Thanks for replying.  'rpm -qf /bin/mkdir' returns:
> 
> fileutils-4.1-10.4

I could not (with rpmfind.net) find any providers of that package.  I
originally was thinking that it was something specific to this
package.  But your later information about other programs such as vi
also behaving strangely leads me to believe it is just something
fundamental about your system.

> rpm -qi $(rpm -qf /bin/mkdir) returns nothing.

That indicates something broken about your package database.  Because
it should have reduced to this:

  rpm -qi fileutils-4.1-10.4

That would have shown information about the package.  But if it
returns nothing then your rpm database does not crosscheck with
itself.  That's not good.

> "ldd $(type -p mkdir)" returns:
> 
> libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0x4002e000)
> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

That seems reasonable.

> Another curious thing happens as well--vi also returns
> "Segmentation fault."  I can uninstall the package as
> root, reinstall it and then work on it.  But then if I
> drop to a user account and then back up, it returns
> Seg fault again.

Something is really sick with your system.  I am not sure what to
suggest to correct the problem.

Bob




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