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Bug 835951

Summary: sys-process/cronie-1.6.0 fails to start--no /var/lib/run
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Andreas <alamahant>
Component: Current packagesAssignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: alamahant
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---
Attachments: emerge --info

Description Andreas 2022-03-24 18:46:50 UTC
Created attachment 767735 [details]
emerge --info

Hi
sys-process/cronie-1.6.0 fails to start with following error

start cronie
cronie               | * Starting cronie ...
cronie               |crond: can't open or create /var/lib/run/crond.pid: No such file or directory
cronie               | * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/crond'
cronie               | * Failed to start cronie                                                                 [ !! ]
cronie               | * ERROR: cronie failed to start

Reverting to sys-process/cronie-1.5.7 resolves the issue.
Comment 1 Sam James archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2022-03-24 18:48:10 UTC
Please emerge --sync.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 835814 ***