Re: update-grub problem

["Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 09:43:14PM -0400, John Fleming wrote:
> I'm trying to install linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 using apt-get.  I recently 
> made the recommended change in /etc/kernel-img.conf to include:
> 
> postinst_hook = usr/sbin/update-grub
> postrm_hook = usr/sbin/update-grub
> 
> When I run the apt-get install...., the configuration fails with the error 
> about
> "Could not find postinst hook script [usr/sbin/update-grub]."
> 
> However, that script DOES exist in the stated path.  So what gives with 
> this?

What is the current working directory when this script gets run.  You
told it
	usr/sbin/update-grub

not
	/usr/sbin/update-grub

Note the difference.

I still don't know why this is necessary.  During the most recent kernel
upgrade in Etch, I watched carefully for the usual warning message about
not running /sbin/update-grub and didn't see it.

Doug.