Re: /etc/security produces ci / co "unexpected end of file"

[matthew sporleder <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Mike Bowie <mbowie%buzmo.com@localhost> wrote:
> Howdy folks,
>
> Had this one[1] coming up in my daily security logs for a while on one
> particular server.  I'm not sure if it was the upgrade from 4.99.xx to
> 5.0 or the relocation from /dev/sd0 to /dev/sd1... but it sure hasn't
> done it "forever".
>
> I found this post[2] which references the same error on raq1 devices
> under 1.6.1 and cites fdisk as a factor... sadly the only thing I have
> in common with said post is the error message.  (This is a Dell PE 2970
> with NetBSD 5.0 and fdisk runs just fine.)
>
> Things I know(tm):
> - vi'ing the file in question shows what appears to be a happy and
> complete context; with content beyond line 1429
> - removing the file only gets me a one day reprieve from "le message"
> - running "sh /etc/security" by hand yields the same output
> - /etc/security is identical to that of other systems which are managing
> not to produce the same message
>
> Suggestions graciously welcomed!
>
> Mike.
>
> [1]
> ci: /var/backups/work/device.current,v:1429: unexpected end of file
> ci aborted
> co: /var/backups/work/device.current,v:1429: unexpected end of file
> co aborted
> ci: /var/backups/work/device.current,v:1429: unexpected end of file
> ci aborted
> co: /var/backups/work/device.current,v:1429: unexpected end of file
> co aborted
>
> [2] http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-cobalt/2004/06/29/0001.html
>

Does it go away with if put:
check_devices=NO
in /etc/security.conf?