update-rc.d: Use of uninitialized value
Bug #312764 reported by
Jason Oster
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| sysvinit (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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| sysvinit (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: sysv-rc
osterj@CN212409:~$ update-rc.d -n udev start 00 0
Use of uninitialized value $level in string ne at /usr/sbin/
Use of uninitialized value $level in pattern match (m//) at /usr/sbin/
update-rc.d: error: expected runlevel [0-9S] (did you forget "." ?)
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
-n: not really
-f: force
The script works as it is supposed to, except for the Perl errors reported. (The list of run-levels is not terminated by a period.)
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| petski (petski) wrote | #2 |
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| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) wrote | #7 |
| Changed in sysvinit: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
| Changed in sysvinit: | |
| status: | Unknown → Fix Committed |
| Changed in sysvinit (Debian): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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The documentation is a bit unclear about this, but you should end your command with a "." (dot). The dot is mandatory:
pet@workmate$ update-rc.d -n mysql start 99 1 2 3 .
System startup links for /etc/init.d/mysql already exist.
pet@workmate$ update-rc.d -n mysql start 99 1 2 3
Use of uninitialized value $level in string ne at update-rc.d line etc etc
I agree that the script doesn't handle it very well when the final dot is missing. This should be fixed. I suggest the patch which I attached to this bug (diff against 2.86.ds1-61ubuntu1 jaunty)
I'll create a debdiff shortly and ask someone to sponsor it into jaunty. Afterwards, I'll inform the Debian guys.