Package: libc6 Version: 2.7-4 Severity: normal On a regular dist-upgrade I get a hang on the libc6 setup
(Reading database ... 145775 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libc6-dev 2.7-4 (using .../libc6-dev_2.7-5_sparc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc6-dev ... Preparing to replace libc6 2.7-4 (using .../archives/libc6_2.7-5_sparc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc6 ... Setting up libc6 (2.7-5) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/gai.conf ... [hangs] The process tree at this time was 9772 root | | | | | `- dpkg 9773 root | | | | | `- frontend 9791 root | | | | | `- libc6.postinst 9836 root | | | | | `- libc6.postinst 9839 root | | | | | |- sed 9838 root | | | | | |- grep 9837 R root | | | | | `- dpkg-query and the dpkg-query (running dpkg-query --status sysvinit) runs at 100% cpu for at least 20 minutes, and does not respond to a kill -9 from root! The only way I could kill it was to power cycle. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: sparc (sparc64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-jjg (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 libc6 depends on: ii libgcc1 1:4.3-20080104-1 GCC support library libc6 recommends no packages. debconf information: glibc/restart-failed: glibc/restart-services: Cheers Jim -- J.J. Green, Dept. Applied Mathematics, Hicks Bld., University of Sheffield, UK. +44 (0114) 222 3742 http://sview01.wiredworkplace.net/pub/jjg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]