Segmentation fault with grep

[zion]

I've a mandrake 9.0 with mostly all updates (everything related to apache/mysql/php and other vital services for me) and lately, everytime I restart apache or bind using

 

service named restart

or

service httpd restart

 

I receive a segfault from grep:

Segmentation fault grep -q '^LIBSAFE=yes$' /etc/sysconfig/system

 

I tried some commands in the shell and the result is quite strange... But as I never use grep I don't know what could be broken :unsure:

 

[root@akretio root]# grep -q
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[root@akretio root]# grep
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
[root@akretio root]# grep
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
[root@akretio root]# grep -v
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[root@akretio root]#

 

Thanks for the help, I don't like to see this segfault :D

[Qchem]

Your copy of grep somehow appears to be broken. Trying check if there is an update or if not force re-install the original rpm.

[zion]

There is no update, and I can't use urpme grep :D

 

[root@akretio root]# urpme grep
removing package initscripts-6.91-10mdk will break your system
removing package mkbootdisk-1.4.5-4mdk will break your system
removing package SysVinit-2.83-5mdk will break your system
removing package passwd-0.67-5mdk will break your system
removing package mkinitrd-3.1.6-31mdk will break your system
removing package basesystem-9.0-1mdk will break your system
removing package libsasl7-1.5.27-5mdk will break your system
removing package libuser-0.51-3mdk will break your system
removing package grep-2.5-5mdk will break your system
removing package kernel-2.4.19.16mdk-1-1mdk will break your system
removing package vixie-cron-3.0.1-54mdk will break your system
removing package util-linux-2.11u-1mdk will break your system
removing package sysklogd-1.4.1-3mdk will break your system
removing package console-tools-0.2.3-35mdk will break your system
removing package libuser1-0.51-3mdk will break your system
removing package libldap2-2.0.25-7mdk will break your system
removing package pam-0.75-25.2mdk will break your system
removing package sh-utils-2.0.15-2mdk will break your system

 

:o

[ramfree17]

find the package containing grep and then reinstall it via rpm. there is an option that (forcefully) refreshes the files in the package. sorry, my linux memory is waning so you would have to read the manpage of rpm.

 

ciao!

[neutro]

If you're sure you replace the exact same package, just do

rpm -ivh --force

Or just to be sure not erasing a newer package with an older one,

rpm -ivh --replacefiles --replacepkgs

 

You may also check out the rpmfix.sh script from this thread.

[zion]

Thanks for the answers :)

[zion]

Hum, I forced a reinstall of grep, same problem :|

 

[root@akretio sbuysse]# grep --v

grep (GNU grep) 2.5

 

Copyright 1988, 1992-1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO

warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

[root@akretio sbuysse]# service named restart

Stopping named: [ OK ]

Starting named: /etc/init.d/named: line 95: 24245 Segmentation fault grep -q '^LIBSAFE=yes$' /etc/sysconfig/system

[ OK ]

[root@akretio sbuysse]# grep -q

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[root@akretio sbuysse]# grep -rs

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

 

The grep is the original grep from the 9.0 cd :/

 

I'll try an auto update for all :D

[Qchem]

What happens when you give grep an actual file to look at, I'm guessing the same thing?

[zion]

The problem seems more important, grep is broken, gunzip is broken and I can't update any list with urpmi... And now the machine is freezed, I'm waiting for someone to hardly reset the machine and I pray it will reboot