Package: logcheck Version: 1.2.43a Severity: normal Tags: patch This is actually a problem on Ubuntu, where the lock directory is now getting purged at startup, but I think the script should ensure the directory exists anyway (as bastille does, for instance):
diff -u /usr/sbin/logcheck\~ /usr/sbin/logcheck --- /usr/sbin/logcheck~ 2006-02-19 13:54:53.000000000 +0000 +++ /usr/sbin/logcheck 2006-03-15 12:51:02.000000000 +0000 @@ -619,8 +619,9 @@ fi trap 'cleanup' 0 - + debug "Trying to get lockfile: $LOCKFILE.lock" +[ -d `dirname $LOCKFILE` ] || mkdir -m 0755 `dirname $LOCKFILE` lockfile-create --retry 1 $LOCKFILE > /dev/null 2>&1
-- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers dapper APT policy: (800, 'dapper') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-18-686 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages logcheck depends on: ii adduser 3.80ubuntu1 Add and remove users and groups ii cron 3.0pl1-92ubuntu1 management of regular background p ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.70ubuntu2 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.15.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii exim4-daemon-light [mai 4.60-3ubuntu1 lightweight exim MTA (v4) daemon ii grep 2.5.1.ds2-4 GNU grep, egrep and fgrep ii lockfile-progs 0.1.10 Programs for locking and unlocking ii logcheck-database 1.2.43a database of system log rules for t ii logtail 1.2.43a Print log file lines that have not ii mailutils [mailx] 1:0.6.90-3 GNU mailutils utilities for handli ii sysklogd [system-log-da 1.4.1-17ubuntu4 System Logging Daemon logcheck recommends no packages. -- debconf information: logcheck/changes: * logcheck/install-note: