Bug#199429: marked as done (xbsh can't create preferences directory as normal user)

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Subject: xbsh can't create preferences directory as normal user
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Package: bsh
Version: 1.2b6-1
Severity: normal

When running xbsh, I get the following error at startup:

Jun 30, 2003 3:40:28 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$3 run
WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory. System
preferences are unusable.


This is followed by repeated occurances of:

Jun 30, 2003 3:48:43 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences
checkLockFile0ErrorCode
WARNING: Could not lock System prefs.Unix error code 136036156.
Jun 30, 2003 3:48:43 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences syncWorld
WARNING: Couldn't flush system prefs:
java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException: Couldn't get file lock.


This seems to result in a memory leak as if it is unable to garbage
collect.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
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Versions of packages bsh depends on:
ii  gij-3.3 [java-virtual-mac 1:3.3.1-0pre0  The GNU Java bytecode interpreter
ii  j2re1.3 [java-virtual-mac 1.3.1.02b-2    Blackdown Java(TM) 2 Runtime Envir
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Hi Christopher,

I have uploaded a new bsh version and are now going through the
remaining bug reports. Sorry for coming back to you so late !

Your bug is not related to bsh/xbsh but to a bug in the non-free
JDK from SUN. This bug was in the JDK beta version and is fixed
in the 1.4.1 releases and later.

<Your report>
When running xbsh, I get the following error at startup:

Jun 30, 2003 3:40:28 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$3 run
WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory. System
preferences are unusable.

This is followed by repeated occurances of:

Jun 30, 2003 3:48:43 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences
checkLockFile0ErrorCode
WARNING: Could not lock System prefs.Unix error code 136036156.
Jun 30, 2003 3:48:43 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences syncWorld
WARNING: Couldn't flush system prefs:
java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException: Couldn't get file lock.
</Your report>

As said these are fixed by newer JDK/JRE releases, for reference:
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4666397

I assume you have already upgraded to a newer JDK/JRE release in
the meantime. Otherwise please upgrade. You can use the package
java-package (in contrib) to create a Debian package for clean
installation from an upstream JDK .bin file.

I will close this bug report now as it is not related to bsh
and the upstream bug is fixed.

Regards,

Wolfgang



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