On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 15:15 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: > Michael Schwendt wrote: > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:42:15 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: > > > > > Michael Schwendt wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:31:36 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: > > > > > > > > > Daniel B. Thurman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Somehow, the system-conf-services tool stopped working. > > > > > > Starting this brings up the tool, it hangs with a blank > > list > > > > > > and 'No services selected' in a greyed out right panel. > > > > > > > > > Isn't there anyone that can help me solve this one? I am > > really > > > > > pulling out my hair over this supposedly *simple* program > > > > > and I cannot for the life of me figure out why this sucker > > hangs! > > > > > > > > Be somewhat creative. No immediate need to debug the Python code > > in > > > > /usr/sbin/system-config-services, but you could move all service > > scripts > > > > from /etc/init.d to a backup location, install a single script > > and see > > > > whether that changes anything. With binary search you could find > > out > > > > whether any of the scripts causes s-c-s to malfunction. Else, > > next would > > > > be to empty /etc/rc.d/rc?.d (and/or examine it for circular > > links or > > > > similar damage) and see whether that helps. If it doesn't, real > > debugging > > > > might be necessary. > > > > > > > All of files moved out into a temp area and add one-by-one into > > the > > > respective > > > places? If so, do I remain in booted state and do a Kill -1 1 or > > > something to > > > test this out? What scares me is that if I reboot at each test, > > would I > > > be caught > > > in a state that I could never log in? > > > > > > Please advise how I should go about this? > > > > Don't reboot, don't kill anything, just restart > > system-config-services > > from within a terminal. It's just a quick test whether any service > > will show up or if the problem is entirely elsewhere. > > > OK FOLKS! HERE IS THE SCOOP! > > I followed up on Mike suggestion and found the following: > ======================================================= > * SELinux is preventing gam_server (gamin_t) "dac_override" to > <Unknown> (gamin_t). > > innd - gamin se-error (*) > mimedefang - gamin se-error (*) > pure-ftpd - hard-hang > vncserver - hard hang > xguest - hard hang > xinetd - hard hang > xl2tpd - hard hang > xpilot-ng-server - hard hang > ypbind - hard hang > yppasswdd - hard hang > ypserv - hard hang > ypxfrd - hard hang > xttpd - hard hang > yum-cron - hard hang > yum-updateonboot - hard hang > yum-updatesd - hard hang > zabbix - hard hang > zabbix-agent - hard hang > zaptel - hard hang > zebra - hard hang > zoneminder - hard hang > zope - hard hang > zvbid - hard hang > ======================================================= > > > I am not claiming *anything* but just showing you what > you *might* run into. I have tested each one over and > over and for me, if any of the above is in /etc/init.d > it hangs or it spits out a .py error message. > > If could be a s-c-s problem or the scripts - I am not > an expert so -- take it with a grain of salt. > > ASAIK - all the services *seem* to work fine - it is > just the s-c-s has a problem accessing these scripts. > > You can get by without having to deal with the s-c-s > program by using chkconfig directly so there is the > "old" way of doing things so no problem here. All > along I thought there was *something else* wrong with > the services itself - no, I don't think so but then > I never say never ;) > > This took a long time for me to "divide and conquer" > but there you have it! :D > > Someone has some work cut out for them! I am just > a USER. > > Cheers! > Dan ---- please - no html to list You know of course that everyone has some of these things and they don't have the same issues so be careful on drawing any massive conclusions. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
