Libc5 woes
If I install any of the libc5-4-x packages my box has problems. But only
when I am logged in as root.
An extract from my dselect script:
Version 2.10-8 of setserial already installed, skipping.
Version 1.3-11 of sysklogd already installed, skipping.
Version 1.20-0 of syslinux already installed, skipping.
Version 7.48-3 of timezone already installed, skipping.
Version 2.5-7 of util-linux already installed, skipping.
Preparing to replace libc5 5.2.18-11 (using .../base/libc5_5.4.7-6.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc5 ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec tar: Not a directory
dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec gzip -dc: Not a directory
dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing /debian/development/binary-i386/base/shellutils_1.12-5.deb (--install):
subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec gzip -dc: Not a directory
dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec tar: Not a directory
dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing /debian/development/binary-i386/base/textutils_1.19-1.deb (--install):
subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
installation script was interrupted.
Press RETURN to continue.
Many things do not work - it seems that anything involving a sub-shell
will fail. Could be wrong here.
But if I am logged in as username everything works normally. If I su to
root everything still works. It is only as root that I have trouble.
Downgrading libc5 to 5.2-18 fixes it.
Avoiding root logins is not a solution as I get errors during boot.
Any ideas? I'm an ex dos/Novell person and have no hope of fixing this on
my own short of a complete re-install.
Lindsay
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