system-config-firewall segfaults

[Pinn2]

AD

This might seem like a couple of stupid questions....

1. Do you have autofs installed?

2. Did you happen to have a blank CD installed when you got the error?

3. Do you have any 'strange' drive mappings that aren't connected when you get the error?

TIA

[AutoStatic]

Works fine here. F9. Fully updated.

[bob]

Since those reporting seem to be doing fine, I've merged the two threads to keep the problems/solutions centralized.

[Pinn2]

Thanks Bob

[ArthurDent123]

Originally Posted by Pinn2

AD

This might seem like a couple of stupid questions....

1. Do you have autofs installed?

2. Did you happen to have a blank CD installed when you got the error?

3. Do you have any 'strange' drive mappings that aren't connected when you get the error?

TIA

1. Erm.. Not that I know of. rpm -qa | grep -i autofs returns nothing so unless it's installed some other way, no.

2. Yes! .... Well not blank, but a RW DVD. I do a weekly backup, run from a cron script that erases the existing contents of the DVD then writes the backup data. I just leave it in the slot...

3. I don't understand the question. What exactly should I be looking for?


My system is back to segfaulting, but with the DVD out of the drive it does work! So I really think that the blank disc thing is part of the answer.

AD

p.s.

I just put the same disc back in and it still works... Ho hum...

[bbfuller]

Hello ArthurDent123

On another thread where there were problems with segmentation faults it appears to have been something to do with the update process itself.

I can't suggest it will work, but what sorted the problem there was to:

yum clean all

and then

yum update

and then reboot.

It certainly cured the problem even though "yum update" reported "no new updates".

It certainly wouldn't cost anything to try.

[ArthurDent123]

Hi bbfuller - yes, that was me. I think this thread has been merged with the one that Pinn2 started.

However:
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I really think the blank (or R/W) DVD thing is a clue here. Earlier in this thread I mentioned that I have 2 F9 systems and one seems OK but my "server" fails. Well I tried putting the R/W DVD into the "good" machine and.... SEGFAULT!

Can anyone reading this thread who previously said that they were running an up-to-date F9 install please try popping a blank DVD into the toaster and trying again please?

Thanks

AD

[larsgberggren]

Hi!
I can verify the solution. I'm running an up-to-date F9 and had problems with gdmconfig as well as firewall setup (when the blank CD was inserted). When removed, the apps are working without problem.

LG

[ArthurDent123]

Yes this does indeed appear to be the problem. In fact there is a bug open on this as a result of this thread.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458586

Please read / contribute to that bug if you can offer any suggestions...

Thanks!