Noticed the following in /var/log/messages when this error occurred: ---8<---Nov 4 04:00:21 bjornw kernel: [1130177.769451] rred[15549]: segfault at bf0cffa4 ip b7cd410f sp bf0cffa8 error 6 in libc-2.7.so[b7c6a000+155000] Nov 4 04:00:21 bjornw cron-apt: CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Wed Nov 4 04:00:01 CET 2009 Nov 4 04:00:21 bjornw cron-apt: CRON-APT SLEEP: 13, Wed Nov 4 04:00:14 CET 2009
Nov 4 04:00:21 bjornw cron-apt: CRON-APT ACTION: 0-updateNov 4 04:00:21 bjornw cron-apt: CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2
Nov 4 04:00:21 bjornw cron-apt: E: Method rred has died unexpectedly! --->8--- ...suggesting that perhaps libc is involved. ---8<--- root@bjornw:~# LC_ALL=C apt-cache policy libc6 libc6-i686 libc6: Installed: 2.7-18 Candidate: 2.7-18 Version table: 2.10.1-5 0 -2 http://ftp.se.debian.org unstable/main Packages 2.9-25 0 -1 http://ftp.se.debian.org testing/main Packages *** 2.7-18 0 500 http://ftp.se.debian.org lenny/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status libc6-i686: Installed: 2.7-18 Candidate: 2.7-18 Version table: 2.10.1-5 0 -2 http://ftp.se.debian.org unstable/main Packages 2.9-25 0 -1 http://ftp.se.debian.org testing/main Packages *** 2.7-18 0 500 http://ftp.se.debian.org lenny/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status root@bjornw:~# ---8<--- Also worth noticing: work-around (although it doesn't cure the cause): apt-get update -o Acquire::Pdiffs=false ...then after that 'apt-get update' works as it should again.
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