Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] DL 1.3.6-2008-08-28-i686 Error message on save-config

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Bruce Smith wrote:
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    <pre wrap="">I am delighted to say that having previously been unable to boot our DL
machine with a DL 1.3 testing release I now succeeded with
devil-linux-1.3.6-2008-08-28-i686-bs - thanks!
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Great!

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    <pre wrap="">But when I save the configuration back onto the USB stick I see:

   root@Samba:~ # save-config -q
   using device /dev/sda1
   Updating file on device...
   Saving current configuration
   tar: etc-mods/samba/lock/winbindd_privileged/pipe: socket ignored
   chmod: changing permissions of `/var/adm/mount/etc-mods.tar.bz2':
Operation not permitted
   Configuration saved

So there seems to be a tar error and then a chmod error. I haven't yet
rebooted the DL machine after the initial reconfiguration, because
although it says the configuration is saved I am unsure if it has worked
or if I will have problems upon reboot. Can I just ignore these
messages? Grateful for any advice.
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Yes, those warning messages can be ignored.

The 'socket ignored' message is common with tar, since sockets are not
"real files" and hence cannot be backed up.  They don't contain any
real data (no need to back them up) and are dynamically created by the
applications when needed.

The 'chmod' message is because the Dos/Windows filesystem (vfat)
doesn't support Linux/Unix file permissions, and it's just a warning
telling you that.  If you were to reformat your config media with a
Linux filesystem, the message would go away (but you would no longer
be able to read the media in a Windows machine).  So just ignore it.

I might take a look at the save-config script sometime, and skip the
chmod command if it's vfat.

 - BS
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Thanks Bruce, that's great, I can relax now! I feel more comfortable
being able to read the stick from a Windows machine (if ever required,
for instance as an emergency way to recover the configuration), so I'll
stick with vfat and ignore the messages.<br>
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While I'm enjoying success, I might try running the install-on-usb
script to migrate the installation from CD to the (vfat) usb stick.
Does this make it more complicated later on to upgrade DL?<br>
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Regards<br>
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Dom<br>
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