On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 13:38 -0500, Owen Heisler wrote: > On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 19:16 +0100, Dave Ewart wrote: > > On Friday, 30.06.2006 at 12:39 -0500, Owen Heisler wrote: > > > I have a 32-bit sid chroot installed at /var/chroot/unstable-ia32 on my > > > amd64 Sarge system. > > > > > > But I get this error with any command: > > > > > > # dchroot -d -c unstable ls > > > (unstable) ls > > > /bin/ls: /bin/ls: cannot execute binary file > > > dchroot: Child exited non-zero. > > > dchroot: Operation failed. > > > > > > I used the amd64 howto to do this, and started with a sarge > > > installation, then upgraded to etch, then sid. At etch, I started > > > getting this error. > > > > > > I have copied /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group into the chroot. > > > > > > I have modified /etc/fstab (on the "host" 64-bit) to > > > include /var/chroot/unstable-ia32/home, tmp, and proc. > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Looks like you've hit > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360604 > > > > Read the report for some tips. As a further note, you've probably find > > that you *will* be able to run *scripts*, if not executables, so you can > > write a small wrapper round your executables as a temporary workaround. > > Okay, here is something from that page: > ___ > As a workarround, you can set the SU_NO_SHELL_ARGS environment variable > before calling dchroot, or execute > dchroot -- -c "command" > instead of > dchroot -- command > ___ > > How do I set the SU_NO_SHELL_ARGS env var? "set SU_NO_SHELL_ARGS=1" doesn't > help. > And I already am using the -c option for dchroot to specify the unstable > chroot. > > And you say write a script, so I put the following in ~/go > ___ > #!/bin/bash > dchroot -d -c unstable ls > ___ > but I get the same error when I run "./go". > > Thanks for your help!
I got it fixed by downgrading the login package in the chroot. I never would have guessed it had I not read the bug report! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
