http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=622910 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=622910#c0 Summary: unscd does not start, rpm verify does not show error :-( Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.3 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: koenig@linux.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- directory /var/run/nscd is missing on my new 11.3 installation with unscd. long story: due to bug #611996 I was checking nscd/unscd on a clean new 11.3 installation (target: next xen dom0 server). this installation is using unscd and it should be active: # rpm -q nscd unscd package nscd is not installed unscd-0.45-5.1.x86_64 # chkconfig nscd nscd on # rcnscd restart Shutting down Name Service Cache Daemon done Starting Name Service Cache Daemonbind(/var/run/nscd/socket): No such file or directory startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/nscd: 1 failed # ll -d /var/run/nscd ls: cannot access /var/run/nscd: No such file or directory # rpm -qf /var/run/nscd unscd-0.45-5.1.x86_64 # rpm -V unscd # rpm -qlv unscd | grep /var drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 5 13:31 /var/run/nscd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jul 5 13:31 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Jul 5 13:31 /var/run/nscd/socket why does "rpm -V" *not* complain about the missing directory ? is this rpm behaviour worth to file a separate bug report ? why/when did the directory vanish ? update: I just had a phone call with a colleage who did a clean 11.3 64bit installation (no xen) -- same problem: /var/run/nscd does not exist (anymore?), unscd is not running :-( -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.