Public bug reported: Binary package hint: chkrootkit
# /usr/lib/chkrootkit/chkutmp The tty of the following user process(es) were not found in /var/run/utmp ! ! RUID PID TTY CMD ! lupe 13395 pts/0 /usr/bin/mutt ! lupe 13266 pts/0 /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop ! lupe 13398 pts/3 /usr/bin/mutt -f Incoming/Spam ! lupe 13270 pts/3 /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -f Incoming/Spam ! lupe 13396 pts/4 /usr/bin/mutt -f Incoming/Spam.sure ! lupe 13271 pts/4 /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -f Incoming/Spam.sure ! lupe 2673 pts/5 /usr/bin/mutt -y ! lupe 13272 pts/5 /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -y # ls -l /dev/pts/0 crw--w---- 1 lupe tty 136, 0 2010-04-28 21:45 /dev/pts/0 Only processes started from a launcher are affected. The command is gnome-terminal --geometry=197x66+0+27 --tab-with-profile=mutt:INBOX --tab-with-profile=mutt:Octogon --tab-with-profile=mutt:Spam.perhaps --tab-with-profile=mutt:Spam --tab-with-profile=mutt:Spam.sure --tab-with-profile=mutt:Misc --tab-with-profile=Default And only some of those. Here is the process tree: lupe 13252 1 0 Apr27 ? 00:01:39 gnome-terminal --geometry=197x66+0+27 --tab-with-profile=mutt:INBOX --tab-with-profile=mutt:Octogon --tab-with-profile=mutt:Spam.perhaps --tab-with lupe 13266 13252 0 Apr27 pts/0 00:00:00 \_ /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop lupe 13395 13266 0 Apr27 pts/0 00:00:01 | \_ /usr/bin/mutt lupe 13268 13252 0 Apr27 pts/1 00:00:00 \_ /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -f imap://l...@www.octogon.de/INBOX lupe 13530 13268 0 Apr27 pts/1 00:00:01 | \_ /usr/bin/mutt -f imap://l...@www.octogon.de/INBOX lupe 13269 13252 0 Apr27 pts/2 00:00:00 \_ /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -f Incoming/Spam.perhaps lupe 13400 13269 0 Apr27 pts/2 00:00:00 | \_ /usr/bin/mutt -f Incoming/Spam.perhaps lupe 13270 13252 0 Apr27 pts/3 00:00:00 \_ /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -f Incoming/Spam lupe 13398 13270 0 Apr27 pts/3 00:00:00 | \_ /usr/bin/mutt -f Incoming/Spam lupe 13271 13252 0 Apr27 pts/4 00:00:00 \_ /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -f Incoming/Spam.sure lupe 13396 13271 0 Apr27 pts/4 00:00:02 | \_ /usr/bin/mutt -f Incoming/Spam.sure lupe 13272 13252 0 Apr27 pts/5 00:00:00 \_ /bin/bash -i /home/lupe/scripts/muttloop -y lupe 2673 13272 0 21:41 pts/5 00:00:00 | \_ /usr/bin/mutt -y You can see that pts/1 and pts/2 are missing. So this is really strange. I have no idea what is happening here. The effect is new with Lucid. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: chkrootkit 0.49-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 28 21:51:21 2010 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: chkrootkit ** Affects: chkrootkit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- chkutmp failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571416 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs