Louis LeBlanc <fvwm_at_keyslapper.org> writes:
> On 01/10/03 12:56 PM, Dan Espen sat at the `puter and typed:
> > Louis LeBlanc <fvwm_at_keyslapper.org> writes:
> > > Hey all. I've been away for some time (got my fvwm config tweaked
> > > just where I wanted it) and now something has happened.
> > >
> > > I recently upgraded to fvwm2.4.14 on FreeBSD, but hadn't gotten around
> > > to restarting the system yet. Then last night, we lost power for
> > > awhile, and when it came back, the system came up great - except for X
> > > and Fvwm.
> > >
> > > I narrowed down and solved most of the problems, but now I have Fvwm
> > > starting with my usual desktop and menus, but the menus and any exec
> > > hotkeys don't seem to work. Any time I try to exec something from the
> > > menus, I simply get a message in the log that says:
> > > Abort trap
> > >
> > > and that's it. Nothing else.
> >
> > Something is calling the abort() function.
> >
> > Since Fvwm is still running, it doesn't sound like fvwm.
> >
> > When you "exec" something, Fvwm looks for the config command
> > "ExecUseShell" and then $SHELL, otherwise it uses /bin/sh.
>
> Hmm. Not sure if this sheds any light . . .
>
> -bash-2.05b$ echo $SHELL
> /usr/local/bin/bash
> -bash-2.05b$ /usr/local/bin/bash xterm
> xterm: /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: Permission denied
> -bash-2.05b$ /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: Can't open /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm: Permission denied
> -bash-2.05b$
>
> Permission denied? I must be doing something wrong there. I usually
> just type in the command from the prompt. Typing in xterm from the
> bash shell pops up a terminal immediately. Ditto if I switch to
> /bin/sh.
The permission denied message is an indication of a problem,
it shouldn't be happening. I don't know exactly what it is.
I guess I'd first look at the permissions on the files.
All of them. Then run "file" on each. Then run the whole
thing under strace:
strace -f /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm 2>/tmp/strace.out
Then look in /tmp/strace.out for whats causing the permission
denied.
Its a little odd that you have bash installed in /usr/local,
I guess thats normal for FreeBSD?
--
Dan Espen E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
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Received on Fri Jan 10 2003 - 22:22:37 GMT