http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1022105 Bug ID: 1022105 Summary: Base:System/aaa_base: Bug login to Leap42.2 from Leap 42.2 returns "term: unknown variable name" error Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE.org Version: unspecified Hardware: All OS: openSUSE 42.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: 3rd party software Assignee: lnussel@suse.com Reporter: lists@ssl-mail.com QA Contact: opensuse-communityscreening@forge.provo.novell.com CC: ro@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- I run Leap 42.2 on several machines. The release installs /etc/inputrc provided by 'aaa_base' rpm -q --whatprovides /etc/inputrc aaa_base-13.2+git20140911.61c1681-23.1.x86_64 rpm -ql aaa_base | grep inputrc /etc/inputrc That file contains cat /etc/inputrc ################################################################################ ## /etc/inputrc ## ## Attempt to put different TERMs together in one readline init file. ## Copyright (c) 1997,2000,2002 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany. ## Copyright: 2007 SuSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany. ## ## Author: Werner Fink ## Please send feedback to http://www.suse.de/feedback ## ################################################################################ # # Eight bit compatible: Umlaute # set meta-flag on set output-meta on set convert-meta off set enable-meta-key off 19 set term xy # # VI line editing # When I ssh, from standard Bash shell, from one Leap42.2 machine to another, I get this error > ssh test Last login: Thu Jan 26 07:21:54 2017 from 10.1.13.7

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readline: /etc/inputrc: line 19: term: unknown variable name

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This error occurs with any/all of my host's TERM set to = linux = konsole-linux = vt102 = xterm = xterm-color I note here a patch https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/home:AndreasSchwab:13.2/aaa_bas... Index: aaa_base-13.2+git20140911.61c1681/files/etc/inputrc =================================================================== --- aaa_base-13.2+git20140911.61c1681.orig/files/etc/inputrc +++ aaa_base-13.2+git20140911.61c1681/files/etc/inputrc @@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ set meta-flag on set output-meta on set convert-meta off set enable-meta-key off

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-set term xy

# # VI line editing #

that REMOVES that line, but afaict it's not be updated to release. (1) Should that line be patched/removed from relase? Or is there another way to fix the error? (2) I note that the pkg date for the Leap42.2 release is *2014*, but for Tumbleweed & BaseSystem is *2016*. Upgrade called for? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.