Re: F9: Problem with Services tool

[Dan Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Schwendt wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:42:15 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote:

> Michael Schwendt wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:31:36 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote:
> >
> > > Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Somehow, the system-conf-services tool stopped working.
> > > > Starting this brings up the tool, it hangs with a blank list
> > > > and 'No services selected' in a greyed out right panel.
> >
> > > Isn't there anyone that can help me solve this one?  I am really
> > > pulling out my hair over this supposedly *simple* program
> > > and I cannot for the life of me figure out why this sucker hangs!
> >
> > Be somewhat creative. No immediate need to debug the Python code in
> > /usr/sbin/system-config-services, but you could move all service scripts
> > from /etc/init.d to a backup location, install a single script and see
> > whether that changes anything. With binary search you could find out
> > whether any of the scripts causes s-c-s to malfunction. Else, next would
> > be to empty /etc/rc.d/rc?.d (and/or examine it for circular links or
> > similar damage) and see whether that helps. If it doesn't, real debugging
> > might be necessary.
> >
> All of files moved out into a temp area and add one-by-one into the
> respective
> places?  If so, do I remain in booted state and do a Kill -1 1 or
> something to
> test this out?  What scares me is that if I reboot at each test, would I
> be caught
> in a state that I could never log in?
>
> Please advise how I should go about this?

Don't reboot, don't kill anything, just restart system-config-services
from within a terminal. It's just a quick test whether any service
will show up or if the problem is entirely elsewhere.

OK FOLKS!  HERE IS THE SCOOP!

I followed up on Mike suggestion and found the following:
=======================================================
* SELinux is preventing gam_server (gamin_t) "dac_override" to <Unknown> (gamin_t).

innd             - gamin se-error (*)
mimedefang       - gamin se-error (*)
pure-ftpd        - hard-hang
vncserver        - hard hang
xguest           - hard hang
xinetd           - hard hang
xl2tpd           - hard hang
xpilot-ng-server - hard hang
ypbind           - hard hang
yppasswdd        - hard hang
ypserv           - hard hang
ypxfrd           - hard hang
xttpd            - hard hang
yum-cron         - hard hang
yum-updateonboot - hard hang
yum-updatesd     - hard hang
zabbix           - hard hang
zabbix-agent     - hard hang
zaptel           - hard hang
zebra            - hard hang
zoneminder       - hard hang
zope             - hard hang
zvbid            - hard hang
=======================================================


I am not claiming *anything* but just showing you what
you *might* run into.  I have tested each one over and
over and for me, if any of the above is in /etc/init.d
it hangs or it spits out a .py error message.

If could be a s-c-s problem or the scripts - I am not
an expert so -- take it with a grain of salt.

ASAIK - all the services *seem* to work fine - it is
just the s-c-s has a problem accessing these scripts.

You can get by without having to deal with the s-c-s
program by using chkconfig directly so there is the
"old" way of doing things so no problem here.  All
along I thought there was *something else* wrong with
the services itself - no, I don't think so but then
I never say never ;)

This took a long time for me to "divide and conquer"
but there you have it! :D

Someone has some work cut out for them!  I am just
a USER.

Cheers!
Dan

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