---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dave Vasilevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 23, 2006 7:01 AM Subject: Re: [Fink-users] Re: selfupdate problem To: "Alexander K. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Feb 22, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: >> Can't exec "/var/tmp/tmp.3.P9RDTy": Text file busy at >> /sw/lib/perl5/Fink/Services.pm line 503. The "text file busy" error usually happens when something tries to write and execute a script at the same time. Fink's code certainly closes the file before executing it, so it looks like something is strange with your system. Some things to check: 1. Have you tried repairing permissions? 2. Are you running an antivirus program that tries to scan every file? Some people say that Norton Antivirus in particular tends to cause "Text file busy" errors. (I have no idea why an AV program would open files for writing though.) 3. Anything else that scans every file could be causing the problem. Maybe some sort of system extension you have installed, but also possibly (though unlikely) a virus/trojan horse/rootkit. Check if you have any custom KEXTs installed, or weird processes running. Dave -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/
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