Bug#455694: dash: crashes GTK+ when run as /bin/sh
Hi, I reassigned #455694 to the gdm package, please see below and the buglog http://bugs.debian.org/455694 Regards, Gerrit. On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 12:47:00AM +0100, Andreas Kroschel wrote: * Gerrit Pape: Hi Andreas, I can't see how dash can cause this failure. The error from gtk+ is because the real uid does not match the effective uid, but I have no idea how dash should have changed either of them. Please check again whether it's really the change of /bin/sh, and also post the output of `ls -l /bin/dash`. Sorry, I sent an incomplete mail by mistake. As I said, I can reconstruct the behavior anytime, but I forgot to give some additional information: The error only occurs when using GDM for login. If I call startxfce4 from a VT, everything works. So maybe GDM is to blame. Here's the output from ls -l: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure dash Adding `diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash??? Adding `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash??? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2007-12-15 00:43 /bin/sh - dash [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure dash Removing `diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash??? Removing `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash??? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2007-12-15 00:43 /bin/sh - bash Regards, Andreas -- Don't worry. Life's too long. -- Vincent Sardi, Jr. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#455694: dash: crashes GTK+ when run as /bin/sh
On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 08:53:08AM +0100, Andreas Kroschel wrote: Package: dash Version: 0.5.4-3 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software When installing dash as /bin/sh, GTK+ dies at Xfce4 and Gnome startup. ~/.xsession-errors says: (process:30924): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid. This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper program instead. For further details, see: http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html Refusing to initialize GTK+. Reverting dash/sh to false in debconf works around the problem. Hi Andreas, I can't see how dash can cause this failure. The error from gtk+ is because the real uid does not match the effective uid, but I have no idea how dash should have changed either of them. Please check again whether it's really the change of /bin/sh, and also post the output of `ls -l /bin/dash`. Thanks, Gerrit. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#455694: dash: crashes GTK+ when run as /bin/sh
* Gerrit Pape: Hi Andreas, I can't see how dash can cause this failure. The error from gtk+ is because the real uid does not match the effective uid, but I have no idea how dash should have changed either of them. Please check again whether it's really the change of /bin/sh, and also post the output of `ls -l /bin/dash`. Hi Gerrit, it is a mystery to me, too, but I can reconstruct the behavior anytime. Andreas -- You will be successful in love. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#455694: dash: crashes GTK+ when run as /bin/sh
* Gerrit Pape: Hi Andreas, I can't see how dash can cause this failure. The error from gtk+ is because the real uid does not match the effective uid, but I have no idea how dash should have changed either of them. Please check again whether it's really the change of /bin/sh, and also post the output of `ls -l /bin/dash`. Sorry, I sent an incomplete mail by mistake. As I said, I can reconstruct the behavior anytime, but I forgot to give some additional information: The error only occurs when using GDM for login. If I call startxfce4 from a VT, everything works. So maybe GDM is to blame. Here's the output from ls -l: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure dash Adding `diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash‘ Adding `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash‘ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2007-12-15 00:43 /bin/sh - dash [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure dash Removing `diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash‘ Removing `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash‘ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2007-12-15 00:43 /bin/sh - bash Regards, Andreas -- Don't worry. Life's too long. -- Vincent Sardi, Jr. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#455694: dash: crashes GTK+ when run as /bin/sh
More information: GTK+ startup works with KDM and XDM, so the problem exists only between dash and GDM. Andreas -- You will wish you hadn't. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#455694: dash: crashes GTK+ when run as /bin/sh
Package: dash Version: 0.5.4-3 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software When installing dash as /bin/sh, GTK+ dies at Xfce4 and Gnome startup. ~/.xsession-errors says: (process:30924): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid. This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper program instead. For further details, see: http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html Refusing to initialize GTK+. (process:30928): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid. This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper program instead. For further details, see: http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html Refusing to initialize GTK+. Reverting dash/sh to false in debconf works around the problem. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'oldstable'), (200, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23.9 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dash depends on: ii libc6 2.7-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries dash recommends no packages. -- debconf information: * dash/sh: false -- You are fighting for survival in your own sweet and gentle way. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
