On 29Dec2006 21:06, jim tate <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | On bootup FC6 crashes and locks up box. | | Error message: /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: Line 821 1499 Seg. Fault rm -f | $afile/* | | Below is the section in rc.sysinit, and line 821 is indicated below, is | where crash happens. | What can I do to fix problem? | | | # Clean up /var. I'd use find, but /usr may not be mounted. | for afile in /var/lock/* /var/run/* ; do | if [ -d "$afile" ]; then | | Line 821 case "$afile" in | */news|*/mon) ;; | */sudo) rm -f $afile/*/* ;; | */vmware) rm -rf $afile/*/* ;; | */samba) rm -rf $afile/*/* ;; | */screen) rm -rf $afile/* ;; | */cvs) rm -rf $afile/* ;; | */dovecot) rm -f $afile/*/* ;; | */cups) rm -f $afile/*/* ;; | *) rm -f $afile/* ;; | esac | else | rm -f $afile | fi | done | rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* &> /dev/null | rm -f /var/gdm/.gdmfifo &> /dev/null 1: Comment out this piece of code. That will let you box boot. 2: Check /var/lock/* and /var/run/* - maybe one of these has many many files and the shell is failing the glob expansion (badly)? -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation! - Baron Robert Clive of Plassey
