Bug 89751 - vmware 4.0 creates files in /var/run/vmware/$USER/* which are not properly cleaned up at boot time
Summary: vmware 4.0 creates files in /var/run/vmware/$USER/* which are not properly cl...
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: 9
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-04-27 17:24 UTC by Nicolas Bock
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:35 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version: 7.20-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2003-05-02 19:55:46 UTC
Embargoed:

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patch that fixes the error message when cleaning up /var/run (278 bytes, patch)
2003-04-27 17:25 UTC, Nicolas Bock 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Nicolas Bock 2003-04-27 17:24:57 UTC 
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Description of problem:
rc.sysinit tries to clean up /var/run at boot time. VMware 4.0 writes files into
a directory, /var/run/vmware/$USER/*, which is not properly cleaned up by
rc.sysinit. I attached a patch that fixes this issue.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-7.14-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use VMware 4.0
2. Reboot

Additional info: attached patch...
Comment 1 Nicolas Bock 2003-04-27 17:25:48 UTC 
Created attachment 91319 [details]
patch that fixes the error message when cleaning up /var/run
Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2003-05-02 19:55:46 UTC 
Added in CVS, will be in 7.20-1.
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