Package: user-mode-linux Version: 2.6.18-1um-1 Severity: normal UML doesn't start anymore. Following is the message I get:
Checking that ptrace can change system call numbers...OK Checking syscall emulation patch for ptrace...OK Checking advanced syscall emulation patch for ptrace...OK Checking for tmpfs mount on /dev/shm...OK Checking PROT_EXEC mmap in /dev/shm/...failed: Operation not permitted /dev/shm/ must be not mounted noexec /dev/shm/ is tmpfs and is mounted noexec Please also follow the following thread for the particular patch which brings this issue: http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/4/10/255 I think the initscripts should be modified to mount /dev/shm as noexec or atleast should go into that mode once uml gets installed. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (550, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (250, 'experimental'), (50, 'edgy') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-compaq-skas3-v9-pre9 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages user-mode-linux depends on: ii uml-utilities 20060323-3 User-mode Linux (utility programs) user-mode-linux recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]