Bug#608865: initramfs-tools: postinst fails if /tmp is mounted noexec
On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 08:30:27AM +0100, Martin Gerdes wrote:
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> Installing initramfs-tools version 0.98.7 on squeeze (=debian testing) I get the following error messages:
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> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/init-top/all_generic_ide: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/init-top/blacklist: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/init-top/keymap: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/init-top/udev: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/init-bottom/udev: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/local-premount/resume: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/local-bottom/cryptopensc: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/local-top/cryptopensc: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/local-top/cryptroot: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 296: /tmp/mkinitramfs_6qmV4K/scripts/local-top/lvm2: Permission denied
aboves does not give much info, but doesn't look pretty indeed.
is that the full log?
> ->the postinst fails because /tmp is mounted noexec, and the script can't set the executable bit for the listed files
> Found this thread which indicates that max@sro.at fixed the problem:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2010/04/msg00481.html
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> I can work around this for now given the hints in the thread (I'll just point
> $TMPDIR to another director for the install), but would like to know if this
> will get fixed for final sqeeze? I'll definitely run into problems otherwise,
> as /tmp is set to noexec on all servers...
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> Many thanks in advance, and a happy new year
hmm please follow on with reportbug on an affected box,
as this report misses vital info that reportbug does gather directly:
reportbug -N <bugnr>
also needed is the output of the following commands:
mount
sh -x /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs -o /tmp/foo
thank you
--
maks
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