* Starting local ... [ ok ]/etc/profile: line 62: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' /etc/profile: line 64: syntax error: unexpected end of file /etc/X11/startDM.sh: line 20: cat: command not found /sbin/start-stop-daemon: option `--exec' requires an argument Try `/sbin/start-stop-daemon --help' for more information. /etc/X11/startDM.sh: line 25: sleep: command not found * ERROR: could not start the Display Manager... /etc/X11/startDM.sh: line 32: killall: command not found This is magic.magic (Linux x86_64 2.6.12-gentoo-r4) 13:37:03 magic login: root Password: Last login: Thu Jul 21 13:32:34 on vc/1 -bash: /etc/profile: line 62: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' -bash: /etc/profile: line 64: syntax error: unexpected end of file -bash: dircolors: command not found -bash-3.00# Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. booting system Actual Results: besides others: - have to give full directories to run commands e.g. '/bin/ls' instead of 'ls' or '/usr/bin/emacs' instead of 'emacs' - Xorg and dxm are not started Expected Results: clean boot (couldn't copy and paste or run 'emerge --info') same as here: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99764
the fact that /etc/profile is complaining about a syntax error should have tipped you off where to look stock /etc/profile is less than 60 lines long so all i can assume is that you locally modified it but made a typo somewhere attach your /etc/profile if that is not the case and re-open
Grrr - have you got a "thickie of the week" section in your newsletter?! Sorry for this false report. When copying the last quotation mark didn't find it's way into the document :-(