Public bug reported: Binary package hint: uml-utilities
Hello! On my dapper is impossible to start uml_switch via /etc/init.d/uml-utilities, because the directory /var/run/uml-utilities doesn't exist. I solve this temporary (creating it by hands and changing the ownership and groupship to uml-net) but, because on my system the directory /var/run is a tmpfs filesystem, every time I reboot I lost this changes. So I inserted the lines marked with "+" in /etc/init.d/uml-utilities: OPTIONS="$UML_SWITCH_OPTIONS -unix $UML_SWITCH_CTL" +if [ ! -d /var/run/uml-utilities ]; then + mkdir -p /var/run/uml-utilities + chown $UML_SWITCH_USER:$UML_SWITCH_USER \ + /var/run/uml-utilities +fi case "$1" in This solves definitely, for me. ** Affects: uml-utilities (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed ** Description changed: Binary package hint: uml-utilities Hello! - On my dapper is impossible to start uml_switch vi /etc/init.d/uml-utilities, because the directory /var/run/uml-utilities doesn't exist. + On my dapper is impossible to start uml_switch via /etc/init.d/uml-utilities, because the directory /var/run/uml-utilities doesn't exist. I solve this temporary (creating it by hands and changing the ownership and groupship to uml-net) but, because on my system the directory /var/run is a tmpfs filesystem, every time I reboot I lost this changes. So I inserted the lines marked with "+" in /etc/init.d/uml-utilities: OPTIONS="$UML_SWITCH_OPTIONS -unix $UML_SWITCH_CTL" +if [ ! -d /var/run/uml-utilities ]; then + mkdir -p /var/run/uml-utilities + chown $UML_SWITCH_USER:$UML_SWITCH_USER \ + /var/run/uml-utilities +fi case "$1" in This solves definitely, for me. -- uml_switch doesn't start via /etc/init.d/uml-utilities https://launchpad.net/bugs/53609 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs