[Debian] Re: Bug#513310: vzctl fails to set capabilities, and subsequently fails to start any VE

[Ola Lundqvist]

Hi Daniel

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:44:53PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> Ola Lundqvist <ola at inguza.com> writes:
> 
> > If you could try this fix out it would be really great.
> > A built package for amd64 is available at:
> > http://apt.inguza.org/vzctl/
> 
> Ah.  I am on amd64, and that is an i386 package without source.

Sorry. I built the package using the wrong chroot.
I have uploaded new build, but with the information below I do not think
that helps much. :-(

> Anyway, I grabbed the source, manually applied the patch and downgraded
> the vzctl package to 3.0.22-14 from sid.
> 
> I then went to reproduce the problem and couldn't: 3.0.22-14 worked fine
> for me after downgrading, without any additional patches at all.

Um... Not what I expected. :-)

> Um, all of which leaves me a bit mystified, but the upgrade to 3.0.23,
> then back down to 3.0.22 did replace all the distribution configuration
> files, etc...
> 
> 
> In any case I can no longer reproduce the fault with 3.0.22-14 from sid,
> so I can only presume that there was something very strange went wrong
> on my local system, but that the issue is now resolved.

This is both good and bad. Good that your problem is solved, bad that
we do not know why this happend.

> Thank you both for your help, and I am sorry for the trouble.

Thanks a lot for your help as well. 

I have closed the bug for now, but will keep my eye open on new similar
problems. Please tell if you see this problem again and I will reopen the
bug again.

Best regards,

// Ola

> Regards,
>         Daniel
> 

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