In today's system upgrade I got the following immediate message: ... Preconfiguring packages ... egrep: /etc/hosts.deny: Is a directory fgrep: /etc/hosts.deny: Is a directory ...
'Tis true, and at least one other /etc file is now a directory ( /etc/passwd- ). The hosts.deny directory contains one file, %gconf.xml The passwd- directory has a single file as well, cookie I've had some problems recently with /etc getting mauled for unknown reasons, requiring pulling out backups to fix things. The file system for / has been messed up several times as well, for unknown reasons. Should I consider reinstalling the system, or can I tell how clean things are in some way to assess what the hell is going on? Thanks, Kenward -- In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. - Lee Iacocca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
