Subject: Re: [vserver] emerg. help needed
From: Chuck <chuck@sbbsnet.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:46:19 -0400

On Saturday 31 October 2009, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 03:17:40PM -0400, Chuck wrote:
> > i have been upgrading our hosts and vservers. this one host i upgraded
> > from 2.6.26 kernel to 2.6.31. on reboot, i find that the host takes on
> > the hostname of the last vserver started whichever one i make last!!!
> > a subsequent hostname command, logout and login gives the host the
> > proper name.
> 
> > i start my vservers in local.start rather than use the init.d script.
> 
> > any clues what is going on here?
> 
> yes, your tools (util-vserver) are too old for that kernel,
> and so your guests are not really isolated and can change
> things on the host as well
> 
> > using gentoo
> 
> > i did not notice this behavior on any of the other hosts so far, but
> > ithis also s the one that required the most upgrades.
> 
> > the host and vservers appear to function fine, it seems it is only the
> > last vserver to start names the host!
> 
> appear, but as I said, the isolation is incomplete, due to
> a change in mainline which affected how namespaces are
> created ..
> 
> updating util-vserver to a recent snapshot will fix the
> issues.
> 

ok upgrading now then will try a reboot to see... the system also changed the 
compiler from 4.1.2 to 4.3.4 so i am also worrying i may have to recompile 
world .. hope not..


> best,
> Herbert
> 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Chuck
> 



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Chuck