Package: zsh Version: 4.3.6-6 Severity: important
When root filesystem becomes full (where shell history $HISTFILE is stored), zsh can't execute any command: 22:02 r...@server [~]## ls -la zsh: failed to create hard link as lock file /root/.zsh/history.LOCK: no space left on device 22:02 r...@server [~]## df -h zsh: failed to create hard link as lock file /root/.zsh/history.LOCK: no space left on device 22:02 r...@server [~]## exec /bin/sh zsh: failed to create hard link as lock file /root/.zsh/history.LOCK: no space left on device 22:02 r...@server [~]## env zsh: failed to create hard link as lock file /root/.zsh/history.LOCK: no space left on device 22:02 r...@server [~]## As workaround you must log in with non-privileged user (user can have zsh as login shell) and execute: su - -s /bin/bash rm -f /root/something Zsh should ignore error code from lock file creation and continue with cmdline processing. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-486 Locale: LANG=sk_SK, LC_CTYPE=sk_SK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages zsh depends on: ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcap2 1:2.17-1 support for getting/setting POSIX. ii libncursesw5 5.7+20090803-2 shared libraries for terminal hand Versions of packages zsh recommends: ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libpcre3 7.8-2+b1 Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expressi Versions of packages zsh suggests: pn zsh-doc <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
