Hello Benjamin, On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 04:00:55 -0800 (PST) Benjamin Franz <snowhare@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Steffen Kluge wrote: > > > On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 16:23 -0800, Benjamin Franz wrote: > >> Try putting the following in a script and then run it using the script. > >> Don't ask me why it works. > >> > >> #!/bin/bash > >> /usr/bin/strace /usr/bin/gringotts 2> /dev/null > > > > Does *anyone* know why it works? I've been doing the strace trick ever > > since it broke (I know it worked fine in FC2). What would make gringotts > > reliably fail (segfault) when run directly, but reliably succeed when > > run under strace? Some sort of race condition? I've done a great many > > builds of gringotts and its libs, using different combinations of > > compiler switches, but they all segfault eventually. > > > > Gringotts looks like a fine secure container for those who don't need a > > whole encrypted filesystem. There don't seem to be any work-alikes in > > Fedora, so I'd be very pleased if it started working properly again. > > Some Googling gave me this: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2004/11/msg00372.html > > The quick and dirty fix: Remove setuid from /usr/bin/gringotts > > As root: chmod -s /usr/bin/gringotts > > I tested it. It worked. [snip] Yay! Many thanks! Regards, -- wwp
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