Package: puppetmaster Version: 0.24.1-1 Upon trying to start the puppetmaster the following error is generated:
# /etc/init.d/puppetmaster start Starting puppet configuration management tool master server/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util/pidlock.rb:33:in nitialize': Permission denied - /var/lib/puppet/run/puppetmasterd.pid (Errno::EACCES) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util/pidlock.rb:33:in pen' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util/pidlock.rb:33:in ock' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/daemon.rb:63:in tpidfile' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:385:in hreadlock' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sync.rb:230:in nchronize' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/util.rb:384:in hreadlock' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/daemon.rb:62:in tpidfile' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/daemon.rb:20:in Severity: important This seems to be down to /var/lib/puppet/run/ being owned by root, rather than puppet. I assume this pid file should really go in to /var/run anyay though. Stu -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-xen-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages puppetmaster depends on: ii facter 1.3.8-1 a library for retrieving facts fro ii lsb-base 3.1-24 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip ii puppet 0.24.1-1 centralised configuration manageme ii ruby 1.8.2-2 An interpreter of object-oriented Versions of packages puppetmaster recommends: ii rails 2.0.2-1 MVC ruby based framework geared fo ii rdoc 1.8.2-2 Generate documentation from ruby s -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]