Debian bug report logs - #997 Root Help Information Scrolls Package: (base) ; Reported by: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman); 138 days old . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug reassigned from package `base' to `(base)'. Request was from imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From simons-rock.edu!jimr Sat Jun 17 10:29:04 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sN1g7-0007meC; Sat, 17 Jun 95 10:29 PDT Received: from plato.simons-rock.edu by pixar.com with SMTP id AA04777 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Sat, 17 Jun 1995 10:27:36 -0700 Received: from simons-rock.edu by plato.simons-rock.edu with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #3) id m0sN1da-000017C; Sat, 17 Jun 95 13:26 EDT Message-Id: To: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman), debian-bugs@pixar.com Cc: imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) Subject: Re: Bug#997: Root Help Information Scrolls In-Reply-To: Message from grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) of "Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:47:39 PDT." Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 13:26:26 -0400 From: "James A. Robinson" > oh, it's just the motd that gets cut off Ian (see later as well), <--- > > changes root password, > creates a non-root user with finger information, > all of the following information is scrolled up due to the loop <--- > " You should now login as `root' > ... [stuff about mount, dpkg, umount] > Good luck!" Would is be a good idea if this first-time information was in a stored in a Debian-HOWTO in /usr/doc? Or will the book cover all this in an easy-to-find way? Jim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to "James A. Robinson" : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#997 ; Package base . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From netcom.com!grantbow Fri Jun 16 22:49:18 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMqkv-0005z9C; Fri, 16 Jun 95 22:49 PDT Received: from netcom13.netcom.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA08833 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:47:50 -0700 Received: from [192.0.2.1] by netcom13.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id WAA26866; Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:48:24 -0700 X-Sender: grantbow@netcom13.netcom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 22:47:39 -0700 To: imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) Subject: Re: Bug#997: Root Help Information Scrolls Cc: debian-bugs@pixar.com At 6:11 AM 6/16/95, Ian Murdock wrote: > Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 17:52:39 -0700 > From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) > > During the configuration of the base system, some of the text to > assist the root user when logging in for the first time scrolls off > the screen. > >What text does this? I specifically designed each screen so that it >could be read without a pager. It does not scroll on my system, BTW. I re-e2mkfs my little 13 MB partition onto which I am installing the base system and started over to check this. Like I said, this is for testing purposes, so this little setup suits me fine until the real interface to dpkg comes out. I am using my other existing 12 MB partition for swap space (though I don't need it with 12 MB RAM installed and not running X under debian) that I use with my Slackware (boo, but with X right now) installation which I am still using as my Linux system. It says welcome to .93 Release 5, builds my initial `find.codes' database, updates my ld.so.cache gives two paragraphs that begin with "Before proceeding, you need to set a poasword..." "Why such caution? The root account..." INIT: Entering runlevel: 2 Starting syslog daemons: syslogd klogd prints the issue, I logins as root, oh, it's just the motd that gets cut off Ian (see later as well), <--- changes root password, creates a non-root user with finger information, all of the following information is scrolled up due to the loop <--- " You should now login as `root' ... [stuff about mount, dpkg, umount] Good luck!" Now (something I haven't reported yet, but had some notes on) the SAME TWO PARAGRAPHS that begin with "Before proceeding, you need to set a poasword..." and "Why such caution? The root account..." mentioned earlier appear (causing this scrolling of the text). So **** THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM **** not the scrolling or length of the text. I am now prompted (again) to "Enter new password: " for root. After I set it, I am again prompted to add a user. I press Ctrl-D and I get the same two paragraphs again. This time, I am going to try to simply create a file named /root/.configure and kill all processes on pty1 from pty2 logging in as grantbow and su to root so as not to trip on that initial .bash_profile script mentioned in the adduser bug. Oops, that didn't work, it just did an infinite loop saying: Hmm.. you have already configured this, but somehow I am still here... mv /root/.bash_profile~: No such file or directory Hmm.. you have already configured this, but somehow I am still [you get the idea] *Now I am going to try to copy my /home/grantbow/.bash_profile to /root/.bash_profile~ and try again. Now when I logged in, I got the motd and then it said: Hmm.. you have already configured this, but somehow I am still here... Okay. I should be gone now. Please logout and login again... When I did, all is now grand. I guess you can take this bug number 997 and this e-mail as a report of that looping behavior so I won't have to write up anything any more. This is a better description than I could summarize one anyway, as it includes all the steps I took from reformatting the hard disk on down. I know this will help... Cheers, -- -- Grant R. Bowman AdvoTech -- Computer and Software Asset Manaagement ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#997 ; Package base . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From kryten.it.com.au!andrew Fri Jun 16 06:22:02 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMbLV-0005kIC; Fri, 16 Jun 95 06:22 PDT Received: from kryten.it.com.au by pixar.com with SMTP id AA18489 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 16 Jun 1995 06:20:28 -0700 Received: by kryten.it.com.au id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.32); Fri, 16 Jun 95 21:21 WST Message-Id: From: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) Subject: Re: Bug#997: Root Help Information Scrolls To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 21:21:50 +0800 (WST) In-Reply-To: from "Ian Murdock" at Jun 16, 95 08:11:00 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 PGP2] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 927 > > Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 17:52:39 -0700 > From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) > > During the configuration of the base system, some of the text to > assist the root user when logging in for the first time scrolls off > the screen. > > What text does this? I specifically designed each screen so that it > could be read without a pager. It does not scroll on my system, BTW. I don't remember it scrolling on any of the machines I've installed it on either. Andrew ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night! -- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day' Andrew Howell andrew@it.com.au Perth, Western Australia howellaa@cs.curtin.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) : Extra info received and forwarded. 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Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From debian.org!imurdock Fri Jun 16 06:10:58 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMbAn-0005z9C; Fri, 16 Jun 95 06:10 PDT Received: from debra.debian.org by pixar.com with SMTP id AA18296 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 16 Jun 1995 06:09:25 -0700 Received: by debra.debian.org id m0sMbB8-00002qC (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.31); Fri, 16 Jun 95 08:11 EST Message-Id: Date: Fri, 16 Jun 95 08:11 EST From: imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) To: grantbow@netcom.com Cc: debian-bugs@pixar.com In-Reply-To: (grantbow@netcom.com) Subject: Re: Bug#997: Root Help Information Scrolls Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 17:52:39 -0700 From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) During the configuration of the base system, some of the text to assist the root user when logging in for the first time scrolls off the screen. What text does this? I specifically designed each screen so that it could be read without a pager. It does not scroll on my system, BTW. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#997 ; Package base . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From netcom.com!grantbow Thu Jun 15 17:54:10 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sMPfl-0005z9C; Thu, 15 Jun 95 17:54 PDT Received: from netcom17.netcom.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA14944 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Thu, 15 Jun 1995 17:52:43 -0700 Received: from DialupEudora by netcom17.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id RAA28200; Thu, 15 Jun 1995 17:53:24 -0700 X-Sender: grantbow@netcom17.netcom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 17:52:39 -0700 To: debian-bugs@pixar.com From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) Subject: Root Help Information Scrolls Package: base Version: 93R5 During the configuration of the base system, some of the text to assist the root user when logging in for the first time scrolls off the screen. The workaround (if new users know it) is to use shift-pageup to read the information. I suggest you pipe this output to more. I am using Debian 0.93R5 alpha, kernel version 1.2.1 and libc 4.6.27. I have installed ONLY the base system for testing purposes. Cheers, -- -- Grant R. Bowman AdvoTech -- Computer and Software Asset Manaagement ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#997 ; Package base . 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