[Send this to the correct list. Does kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx even exist?] On Tue, 2014-08-19 at 09:48 +0200, Paul Bolle wrote: > [fixed top posting.] > > On Tue, 2014-08-19 at 12:51 +0530, Pramod Gurav wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Niamathullah sharief > > <newbiesha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > when i give "make modules_install" command i am getting the following error > > > > > > [root@localhost linux-3.15.1]# make modules_install > > > INSTALL arch/x86/crypto/crc32-pclmul.ko > > > Can't read private key > > > make[1]: *** [arch/x86/crypto/crc32-pclmul.ko] Error 2 > > > make: *** [_modinst_] Error 2 > > > > > It would always be better if you can provide the details of things you > > are doing and steps you have carried out until it failed. > > But if I can guess it right you are trying to upgrade kernel on local > > machine which is x86 based. The failure seems while trying to install > > newly compiled modules from new kernel(3.15). > > > > I am not sure if your compilation has gone well but I think you should > > be root to install kernel and modules. > > Try to install the kernel and moudules as root as it installs them in > > path which is not accessible to user(under /). > > In Niamathullah Sharief's message I see > [root@localhost linux-3.15.1]# make modules_install > > So it appears make modules_install was run as root (sudo is not > installed on that box?). > > By the way, I've never ran into this error. So I did > $ git grep -n "Can't read private key" > scripts/sign-file:38:die "Can't read private key\n" if (!$signature_file && !-r $private_key); > > If I'd ran into this error myself I'd start with looking at > scripts/sign-file and the place(s) where that script is called. > > Hope this helps. > > > Paul Bolle _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
