Re: apt-get update fails in apt 1.1.3/1.1.4
On 2015-12-09, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
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> Probably as root or normal user right?
yes, as root.
> apt 1.1 runs methods as user
> _apt, so user _apt needs to be able to resolve domain names.
does _apt not know about /etc/resolv.conf? if not, how do i let _apt
know about it?
> Try running something like ping as _apt and check if it works (or
> just do a plain DNS query with dig).
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how do i login as _apt?
machine_name# whoami
root
machine_name# su - _apt
No directory, logging in with HOME=/
machine_name# whoami
root
h.
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