FS#13758 - Slim requires /var/lock directory.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Josef Lusticky (EVRAMP) - Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 22:25 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Thursday, 12 March 2009, 15:39 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Slim login manager requires /var/lock directory for creating file slim.lock, but the slim package doesn't create this directory.
When this directory doesn't exist (which is default Arch installation) the inittab results in error "INIT :x: respawning too fast", and running under root shows "could'n open /var/lock/slim.lock".
I am not sure if this directory should be created by the filesystem package...

Additional info:
* Slim 1.3.1-1 (i686)
* I choosed high severity, because this bug makes Slim unusable.

Steps to reproduce:
Install Archlinux, install Slim, activate Slim using daemon or inittab method, reboot.
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 15:39 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:  13348
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Thursday, 12 March 2009, 11:24 GMT
See  FS#13348 
Comment by Josef Lusticky (EVRAMP) - Thursday, 12 March 2009, 14:16 GMT
Hmm yes, thats duplicate + it's true that pacman lists /var/lock in filesystem package.
I still think an uninstallation of some package must have removed that directory.
Comment by Alessandro Doro (adoroo) - Thursday, 12 March 2009, 15:15 GMT
First:
> Install Archlinux, install Slim, activate Slim using daemon or inittab method, reboot.

Then:
> I still think an uninstallation of some package must have removed that directory.

???

Anyway the latter could reveal a problem in some package script.

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