Jan C. Nordholz(jckn@gmx.net) is reported to have said:
Hi Jan
I had already found the problem when you mail came in ie:
update-alternatives. Thanks for the tip though as it will go into
the toolbox for the 'next' time.
Just tried it wuth your 'strace -f -eexecve PID' but for some reason
the PID's I tried only return 'strace: 11759 command not found'.
Looks like I have a bit more studying to do.
Wayne
Hi Wayne,
ah, mea culpa. ;) The proper syntax would have been
strace -f -eexecve -pPID
( -f : also trace newly-created child processes
-e : print only calls to this kernel function
-p : attach to process with id PID instead of executing
the last argument given to strace )
Sorry!
Jan
No mea culpa. I read the man page after I wrote to you and did
attach a trace. That would have been a much faster way to
troubleshoot the problem. I should know better. I preach RTFM all
the time!!!
Thanks Jan, its been too long since I used strace and I should know
better then to rely on my 66 year old brain. It getting quite cloudly
lately.