Running "strace -f vzctl enter 152 " shows: [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGTSTP, {0x80e0b10, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, {0x1, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGTSTP, {0x1, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, {0x80e0b10, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGTTOU, {0x80e0b10, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, {0x1, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGTTOU, {0x1, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, {0x80e0b10, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGTTIN, {0x80e0b10, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, {0x1, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGTTIN, {0x1, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, {0x80e0b10, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigaction(SIGWINCH, {0x80e09f0, [], SA_RESTORER| SA_RESTART, 0x9f8e98}, {0x809a180, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x9f8e98}, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [INT], [], 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[RTMIN RT_1], [INT], 8) = 0 [pid 19449] brk(0x8828000) = 0x8828000 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [INT], NULL, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[RTMIN RT_1], [INT], 8) = 0 [pid 19449] brk(0x8829000) = 0x8829000 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [INT], NULL, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[RTMIN RT_1], [INT], 8) = 0 [pid 19449] brk(0x882a000) = 0x882a000 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [INT], NULL, 8) = 0 [pid 19449] write(2, "\33]1;root @ vpnsrv\7\33]2;root @ vpn"..., 71) = 71 [pid 19448] <... select resumed> ) = 1 (in [4]) [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], <unfinished ...> [pid 19448] read(4, <unfinished ...> [pid 19449] <... rt_sigprocmask resumed> NULL, 8) = 0 [pid 19448] <... read resumed> "\33]1;root @ vpnsrv\7\33]2;root @ vpn"..., 10239) = 71 [pid 19449] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, <unfinished ...> [pid 19448] write(7, "\33]1;root @ vpnsrv\7\33]2;root @ vpn"..., 71 <unfinished ...> [pid 19449] <... rt_sigprocmask resumed> [], 8) = 0 [pid 19448] <... write resumed> ) = 71 [pid 19449] read(0, <unfinished ...> [pid 19448] select(1024, [3 4 10], NULL, NULL, NULL <unfinished ...>
....It will hang here... so I press Ctrl-C to exit. Let me know and I'll provide you with a full strace output B.t.w This is bash 4.2.7 //Michael