Re: [Vserver] yum update screwed centos guest

Chuck wrote:
> we run some centos4 x86_64 guests. just did a yum update today on my template
> and it screwed up the guest. i do not know all of the damage yet, it appears
> to run and the services appear to run but vserver <guestname> enter no longer
> works. thankfully i always use the template for update testing first ...
> whew..
>
> i get this when i try: vlogin: openpty(): No such file or directory
>
> any clues where to look? or should i just restore from a backup and never use
> yum update again? it appears it changes what it will with no regard for
> existing configuration files.
>

It has nothing to do with configuration files. You just lost a (few?)
device nodes. Recreate or restore /dev from a backup, or another guest.

-- 
Daniel Hokka Zakrisson
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