From: Marc Schiffbauer <marc.schiffbauer@links2linux.de>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.4.4 fork() problems (maybe)
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 21:37:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010505213744.B1809@lisa.links2linux.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <00fb01c0d596$afb30690$020a0a0a@totalmef>
In-Reply-To: <00fb01c0d596$afb30690$020a0a0a@totalmef>; from mag@fbab.net on Sat, May 05, 2001 at 09:07:53PM +0200
* Magnus Naeslund(f) schrieb am 05.05.01 um 21:07 Uhr:
> Hello, I saw that there was something changed on how fork() works, and
> wonder if this could be the cause my problem.
> When i do a "su - <user>" it just hangs.
> When i run strace on it i see that it forks and wait()s on the child.
>
> Sometimes when i strace the su command it succeeds to give me a shell,
> sometimes not.
> But it allways fails when i don't strace it.
>
Hi Magnus,
use 2.4.5-pre1 instead, Linus has undone the fork()-change for some
reason ;-)
Cheers
-Marc
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-05 19:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-05 19:07 2.4.4 fork() problems (maybe) Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-05-05 19:37 ` Marc Schiffbauer [this message]
2001-05-05 20:01 ` J Sloan
2001-05-05 20:05 ` David Lang
2001-05-05 20:30 ` Marko Kreen
2001-05-06 0:20 ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-05-06 0:39 ` Marko Kreen
2001-05-06 20:11 ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
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