On 22 Mar 2004, Brian Brazil wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 06:21:25PM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > Recently I found that the "i" flag had been set on /bin/ps. I removed it > > with chattr -i. Now the flag has reappeared! > > > > Is there any way this could conceivably happen innocently following > > routine upgrades via aptitude? Do I have to do a complete reinstall? > > Weird ideas that probably won't work: > 1) chattr +i /bin - look for error messages > 2) Any of the bastille packages installed? > 3) lsof? > 4) fix chattr, reinstall, get md5sum, wait > > Brian >
I'm open to all suggestions! I did have bastille installed at one stage but not now. I don't know anything much about lsof or why it might do this. I'll have to research chattr; I don't know what package it belongs to. I can't find anything else, so far, that's unusual apart from this, so I'm rather reluctant to go to radical steps like reinstalling everything. I compared /bin/ps on another machine which is OK; this was exactly the same length and date. Anthony -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
