Bug 17271 – some symlinks from /usr disappears (cannot run emerge, grotty,...) but they still EXISTS there (on reiserfs) - I can see them from Mandrake

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Jan Molic 2003-03-10 20:22:57 UTC]

1. I've installed on reiserfs. I've compiled kernel. Reboot. After emerging some
apps I need to recompile the kernel. After second reboot I can't run emerge and
man! Where is the problem?

2. I saw some symlinks from /usr disappears (emerge, grotty,...).
"ls emerge" >> nothing
but "touch emerge" >> input/output error!!!

3. I rebooted to Mandrake and symlinks in /usr exists!!!
I rebooted to Gentoo again and they arent there.
"rm emerge" >> not found
"touch emerge" >> input/output error

4. Symlinks are there, but I couldn't see them in gentoo :(

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Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. install kernel with [*] reiserfs, reboot
2. emerge some apps, reinstall kernel, reboot
3. try emerge

Actual Results:  
I tried reiserfsck. Everything was ok.

I reformatted harddisk and installed again. After some time and some rebootings
this situation is again.




Kernel logs are ok.

I build from scratch, using gentoo kernel, I only added some things in make
menuconfig ([*] reiser, [*] ext3, ide-scsi, sound, framebuffer, net)

This is diff of "ls -R /usr" from Mandrake and "ls -R /usr" from Gentoo (these
symlinks I don't see in Gentoo):


8032a8033,8041
> ApplySnapshot
> CleanLog
> DataManager
> GetSyncID
> InitRservTest
> MasterAddTable
> MasterInit
> MasterSync
> ODBCConfig
8033a8043,8046
> Replicate
> RservTest
> SlaveAddTable
> SlaveInit
8035a8049,8052
> aclocal
> aclocal-1.4
> aclocal-1.5
> aclocal-1.6
8038a8056
> afmtodit
8039a8058
> apropos
8042a8062,8064
> as86_encap
> aserver
> aspell
8044a8067,8088
> autoconf
> autoconf-2.13
> autoconf-2.54
> autoheader
> autoheader-2.13
> autoheader-2.54
> autom4te
> autom4te-2.54
> automake
> automake-1.4
> automake-1.5
> automake-1.6
> autopoint
> autoreconf
> autoreconf-2.13
> autoreconf-2.54
> autoscan
> autoscan-2.13
> autoscan-2.54
> autoupdate
> autoupdate-2.13
> autoupdate-2.54
8045a8090,8091
> basename
> bashbug
8046a8093
> bdftops
8049a8097,8098
> c_rehash
> cabextract
8050a8100,8101
> cancel
> captoinfo
8051a8103
> catchsegv
8053a8106
> checkgid
8055a8109
> chkdupexe
8057a8112
> chroot
8062a8118
> clusterdb
8064a8121
> colcrt
8065a8123
> column
8066a8125,8127
> comp_err
> compile_et
> compress
8069a8131,8133
> createdb
> createlang
> createuser
8070a8135,8136
> csplit
> cups-config
8071a8138,8140
> cytune
> db1_dump185
> db_archive
8072a8142,8143
> db_deadlock
> db_dump
8073a8145,8147
> db_load
> db_printlog
> db_recover
8074a8149
> db_upgrade
8075a8151,8152
> dbf2pg
> dbmmanage
8083a8161
> dircolors
8087a8166,8170
> dltest
> dprofpp
> dropdb
> droplang
> dropuser
8088a8172,8174
> dumpkeys
> dumpreg
> dvipdf
8089a8176,8180
> emerge
> emerge-webrsync
> enable
> enc2xs
> encode_keychange
8090a8182
> eps2eps
8091a8184,8186
> eqn2graph
> expand
> expiry
8092a8188,8189
> factor
> faillog
8093a8191,8192
> fax2ps
> fax2tiff
8094a8194,8197
> fc-cache
> fc-list
> fdformat
> fgconsole
8096a8200,8201
> find2perl
> findoidjoins
8098a8204
> flex++
8100a8207,8208
> font2c
> fontconfig-config
8102a8211
> fti.pl
8103a8213
> funzip
8105a8216
> g-cpan.pl
8107a8219,8220
> gcc-config
> gencat
8108a8222,8234
> getafm
> getconf
> getent
> getkeycodes
> getopt
> gettext
> gettextize
> gif2epsn
> gif2ps
> gif2rgb
> gif2tiff
> gif2x11
> gifasm
8109a8236,8259
> gifburst
> gifclip
> gifclrmp
> gifcolor
> gifcomb
> gifcompose
> giffiltr
> giffix
> gifflip
> gifhisto
> gifinter
> gifinto
> gifovly
> gifpos
> gifrotat
> gifrsize
> gifspnge
> giftext
> gifwedge
> glib-config
> glib-genmarshal
> glib-gettextize
> glib-mkenums
> glibcbug
8110a8261,8263
> gobject-query
> gpasswd
> gpm-root
8112a8266
> grodvi
8113a8268
> groffer
8114a8270,8271
> grolbp
> grolj4
8115a8273,8274
> grotty
> groups
8118a8278
> gsdj500
8121a8282
> gss-client
8125a8287,8290
> hexdump
> hostid
> hostname
> hpftodit
8126a8292,8298
> htpasswd
> i586-pc-linux-gnu-c++
> i586-pc-linux-gnu-g++
> i586-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
> i686-pc-linux-gnu-c++
> i686-pc-linux-gnu-g++
> i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
8127a8300
> icon2gif
8129a8303,8308
> idle.py
> ifnames
> ifnames-2.13
> ifnames-2.54
> imgtofi
> indxbib
8130a8310,8311
> infocmp
> infokey
8131a8313,8318
> initdb
> initlocation
> install
> install-catalog
> install-info
> instmodsh
8134a8322,8324
> isamchk
> isamlog
> isosize
8135a8326
> java-config
8137a8329,8330
> jpegtran
> kbd_mode
8138a8332
> kdestroy
8143a8338,8339
> kpasswd
> krb5-config
8145a8342
> krlogin
8147a8345,8346
> ktelnet
> kv4rcp
8155a8355,8356
> ldappasswd
> ldapsearch
8158a8360,8362
> lessecho
> lesskey
> lesspipe.sh
8159a8364
> libmcrypt-config
8161a8367,8371
> libpng-config
> libpng12-config
> libtool
> libtoolize
> libwww-config
8164a8375
> links2
8166a8378,8383
> loadunimap
> locale
> localedef
> locate
> logger
> logname
8167a8385
> lookbib
8168a8387
> lpoptions
8172a8392,8393
> lprsetup.sh
> lpstat
8176a8398
> mailshar
8177a8400
> make_class
8178a8402
> makeinfo
8179a8404,8406
> man2dvi
> man2html
> mapscrn
8181a8409,8413
> mcedit
> mcmfmt
> mcookie
> mcview
> md5sum
8183a8416
> mk_cmds
8184a8418
> mkfifo
8185a8420,8421
> mm-config
> mmroff
8186a8423,8428
> modeline2fb
> msgattrib
> msgcat
> msgcmp
> msgcomm
> msgconv
8187a8430,8438
> msgexec
> msgfilter
> msgfmt
> msggrep
> msginit
> msgmerge
> msgunfmt
> msguniq
> msql2mysql
8188a8440,8443
> my_print_defaults
> myisamchk
> myisamlog
> myisampack
8189a8445,8448
> mysql_config
> mysql_convert_table_format
> mysql_find_rows
> mysql_fix_privilege_tables
8190a8450,8453
> mysql_setpermission
> mysql_zap
> mysqlaccess
> mysqladmin
8191a8455,8467
> mysqlbinlog
> mysqlbug
> mysqlcheck
> mysqld_multi
> mysqldump
> mysqldumpslow
> mysqlhotcopy
> mysqlimport
> mysqlnavigator
> mysqloptimize
> mysqlrepair
> mysqlshow
> mysqltest
8194a8471,8473
> newaliases
> newgrp
> ngettext
8200a8480,8482
> objcopy
> objdump
> objdump86
8201a8484,8486
> odbcinst
> odbctest
> oid2name
8202a8488,8492
> openssl
> openvt
> pack_isam
> pal2rgb
> passwd
8204a8495,8496
> pathchk
> pcprofiledump
8205a8498,8503
> pcregrep
> pcretest
> pdf2dsc
> pdf2ps
> pdflib-config
> pdfopt
8206a8505,8513
> perl5.8.0
> perlbug
> perlcc
> perldoc
> perlivp
> perror
> pf2afm
> pfbtopfa
> pfbtops
8207a8515,8518
> pg_config
> pg_controldata
> pg_ctl
> pg_dump
8208a8520,8521
> pg_dumplo
> pg_encoding
8209a8523,8526
> pg_logger
> pg_resetxlog
> pg_restore
> pgbench
8210a8528,8529
> pgtclsh
> pgtksh
8211a8531,8532
> pic2graph
> piconv
8213a8535,8536
> pj-gs.sh
> pkg-config
8215a8539,8541
> pltcl_delmod
> pltcl_listmod
> pltcl_loadmod
8217a8544,8545
> pod2latex
> pod2man
8218a8547,8553
> pod2usage
> podchecker
> podselect
> post-grohtml
> postgres
> postmaster
> ppm2tiff
8219a8555,8558
> pre-grohtml
> printafm
> printenv
> printf
8220a8560,8561
> ps2epsi
> ps2pdf
8226a8568,8569
> psfaddtable
> psfgettable
8227a8571,8572
> psfxtable
> pspell-config
8228a8574,8575
> pstoff
> pstree
8232a8580,8581
> python
> python-config
8233a8583,8586
> python2.2
> quickpkg
> ranlib
> ras2tiff
8235a8589
> rdjpgcom
8238a8593,8594
> rename
> renice
8241a8598,8603
> resizecons
> resolve_stack_dump
> resolveip
> restorefont
> restorepalette
> restoretextmode
8243a8606
> rgb2ycbcr
8245a8609
> rpcgen
8246a8611
> run-with-aspell
8247a8613,8614
> sabcmd
> safe_mysqld
8248a8616
> sclient
8249a8618
> script
8252a8622,8625
> setfdprm
> setfont
> setkeycodes
> setleds
8253a8627,8630
> setsid
> setterm
> sfconvert
> sfinfo
8255a8633,8634
> sgmlwhich
> sha1sum
8257a8637
> showkey
8258a8639
> sim_client
8259a8641
> size86
8260a8643,8644
> slogin
> slptool
8261a8646
> snmpbulkget
8262a8648,8659
> snmpcheck
> snmpconf
> snmpdelta
> snmpdf
> snmpget
> snmpgetnext
> snmpinform
> snmpnetstat
> snmpset
> snmpstatus
> snmptable
> snmptest
8263a8661,8665
> snmptrap
> snmpusm
> snmpvacm
> snmpwalk
> soelim
8264a8667,8668
> sperl5.8.0
> splain
8267a8672,8675
> ssh-add
> ssh-agent
> ssh-keygen
> ssh-keyscan
8268a8677
> strings
8270a8680
> suidperl
8271a8682
> svgakeymap
8272a8684
> sysvlp.sh
8277a8690
> tbz2tool
8278a8692
> tclsh8.3
8280a8695,8700
> texi2dvi
> texindex
> text2gif
> textmode
> tfmtodit
> thumbnail
8281a8702,8703
> tiff2bw
> tiff2ps
8282a8705,8713
> tiffcmp
> tiffcp
> tiffdither
> tiffdump
> tifficc
> tiffinfo
> tiffmedian
> tiffset
> tiffsplit
8292a8724,8728
> ttf2bdf
> ttf2pfb
> ttf2pk
> ttf2tfm
> ttfbanner
8293a8730
> tzselect
8295a8733
> uncompress
8296a8735
> unicode_start
8298a8738,8740
> unix-lpr.sh
> unlink
> unshar
8299a8742,8744
> unzipsfx
> updatedb
> uptime
8303a8749,8751
> v5passwd
> vacuumdb
> vacuumlo
8304a8753
> vmstat
8308a8758,8759
> webbot
> wftopfa
8309a8761,8762
> whatis
> whereis
8311a8765
> whoami
8312a8767,8768
> wish8.3
> word-list-compress
8313a8770
> wrjpgcom
8315a8773,8776
> xft-config
> xgettext
> xml2-config
> xmlcatalog
8318a8780,8783
> xslt-config
> xsltproc
> xsubpp
> xtrace
8319a8785,8787
> zipgrep
> zipinfo
> zsoelim

[Comment 1 Jan Molic 2003-03-11 04:58:09 UTC]

After one/two/three reboots symlinks are there again.
I don't know what matters, input/output error isn't normal behavior.

[Comment 2 Jay Pfeifer (RETIRED) 2003-07-09 21:32:54 UTC]

cannot reproduce.

[Comment 3 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) 2003-09-25 14:21:19 UTC]

db fix