Subject: Re: chmod stuck while "chmoding"
To: netbsd-help <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: lakomok <lakomok@free.fr>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/05/2002 10:23:29
> On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 10:09:20AM +0100, lakomok wrote:
> > Since a power supply provider failure (thank you EDF)
> > I have strange behaviour with myNetBSD (1.5.1 i386)
> > 
> > it occurs the first time while booting
> > as anyone can see, in the file /etc/rc.d/ttys
> > there is an execution of ttyflags, ok, it works
> > and just after that, there is something like
> > 
> > chmod 666 /dev/tty[p-q-r-s]*
> > 
> > and chmod sticks
> > 
> > I am obliged to break it (ctrl + c)
> > it keeps booting normally after that
> > 
> > but it still occurs anytime, I can't chmod any file
> > as everybody knows, scipts used in makefile (for example)
> > ofter use chmod, so I can't do anything more with
> > my NetBSD but what is already installed (borring isn't it?)
> > 
> > does anyone know something about this problem ?
> 
> This is very strange. Maybe your chmod binary is hosed, but this
> would be surprising.
> Could you try to ktrace chmod, e.g.:
> ktace chmod 666 /dev/ttyp0
> 
> Then run kdump and post the result ?
> 
> I guess you never set up yp and such ...
> 
> -- 
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
> --
it works fine before
so don't really understand what you are meaning
by setting up yp and such

but more I think about it more I believe that I will
reinstall the whole system

but if anyone have an idea, it is anyway interesting
--
Nino
 May NetBSD be with you