Re: [Vserver] yum update screwed centos guest

On Saturday 19 May 2007 09:59, Daniel Hokka Zakrisson wrote:
> 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.
>

oh.. ok so then yum messes with devices as well.. maybe.. ok will do that...
might have to put that into a script if it keeps doing this every restart..

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Chuck
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and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose 
for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
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