Got a reply from the ubuntu.server list: on dapper /var/run is created on a
tmpfs and does not survive a reboot.
Philippe Clérié wrote:
> I've installed linux-vserver on ubuntu dapper upgraded to the latest
> packages, using the uni-klu.ac.at kernel image
> (http://www2.uni-klu.ac.at/support/VServer).
>
> During creation of a vserver, I get the following message:
>
> The following problem(s) were encountered while verifying vshelper
> functionality:
> * The vshelper state-directory '/var/run/vshelper' does not exist; since
> it is created by 'make install', this indicates a serious problem with
> your util-vserver installation
> <snipped>
>
> The problem is that /var/run/vshelper is not created when util-vserver is
> installed. Neither are /var/run/vservers and /var/run/vservers.rev.
>
> When created manually, my vserver starts with no problems.
>
> But, these directories do not survive a reboot. They are being deleted,
> apparently on startup by some process which I've been unable to identify.
>
> Any clue as to what's going on would be welcomed.
>
> Thanks
>
> Philippe
>
> os: linux-image-2.6.15-21-686_2.6.15-21.30vs2.0.1+2.0.2rc15_i386.deb
> util-vserver: util-vserver_0.30.210-6_i386.deb
>
>
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Received on Wed Apr 19 20:25:36 2006