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elliptical_boy
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:41 am    Post subject: hotplug problems? Reply with quote

I've just discovered something very strange with the hotplug files in my /etc. As root, I attempted an etc-update...

Code:
# etc-update
Scanning Configuration files...
find: /etc/hotplug.d/default: Permission denied
find: /etc/hotplug/pci: Permission denied
find: /etc/hotplug/usb: Permission denied
Exiting: Nothing left to do; exiting. :)


This was triggered by finding
Code:
 * error scanning /etc

at the end of an emerge and seraching for the cause. I have since tried unsuccessfully to re-emerge sys-apps/hotplug-20030501-r2 (as root) but cannot read or remove these files and directories nor even see their permissions.

I point out that this is basically a fresh gentoo install, as my laptop's hard drive had to be replaced this weekend :cry:

Any hints on how to fix this weirdness, and even where it comes from? Thanks!
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ben
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Just out of the blue: Maybe your hotplug system is in use, and thus cannot be changed ATM. In this case /etc/init.d/hotplug stop and the emerge unmerge hotplug and emerge hotplug may work

HTH
Ben
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elliptical_boy
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

d'oh! ok, that fixed it. silly me. i should point out that hotplug claimed not to be started, but still, everything seems to be back to normal now...

thanks, ben!
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