Package: upgrade-reports Severity: serious Method: aptitude over ssh Upgrade date: Sat July 11th 2005 (started, not finished until the following week) uname -a: Linux tyreth.homelinux.org 2.4.26 #1 Mon Jul 26 17:03:33 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
I tried to upgrade a computer from Woody to Sarge remotely via SSH, but it failed during the ugprade process because dpkg stopped bpalogin. bpalogin is an unofficial login client for cable and ADSL connections on Telstra Bigpond, one of Australia's largest ISPs. Without a login client running, no internet traffic can pass to or from the machine. Once bpalogin stopped, my SSH session froze and the upgrade stalled at the next configuration question. The computer was disconnected from the internet for several days until the owner returned and was able to restart bpalogin at the console. After that, I was able to complete the upgrade and all services are now operating normally. Bpalogin must be treated the same way as SSH and other essential services: it must not be left in a stopped state while other packages are upgraded. I understand it may not be possible to fix this problem for Sarge; if that is so, then a warning should be added to the release notes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
