/dev/console : permission denied

[Christopher McIntosh]

For anyone who may have similar issue re:  'cygcheck -s -v -r' causing 
the problem which I previously reported, I found a possible cause.  (I'd 
be interested to know if someone can verify my findings herein.)

'cygcheck -s' caused Windows XP Pro/SP2 to log an error to the event log 
as described in my previous email.  However, no such problem is caused 
by running 'cygcheck -s' from the CMD.EXE shell.

Consequently, I am back to the issue which I was first 
reporting/investigating:  Why does init report open(/dev/console) : 
permission denied.

On a positive note, though, for would-be helpers who could help me 
investigate the cause, I am finally able to attach the results of 
'cygcheck -s -v -r' as a possible aid.

SUMMARY:
1.  'cygcheck -s -v -r' causes an error when executed within a Cygwin 
shell (bash, sh, etc.); but is successful when executed within a CMD shell.

2.  I am consistently receiving a syslogd message indicating a 
'permission denied' issue when init starts and/or stops.

I appreciate any assistance and am committed to working with others to 
help investigate this issue.

Best Regards,
Christopher

Christopher McIntosh wrote:
> (oops -- forgot to attach diagnostic message)
> Chris:
> 
> Thanks for the tip about 'cygcheck -s -v -r' however, msvcrt.dll is 
> reporting a problem while attempting to execute 'cygcheck -s'.
> 
> Windows Event log shows:
> 
> ----- snip -------------------------------------------------------------
> Faulting application cygcheck.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module 
> msvcrt.dll, version 7.0.2600.2180, fault address 0x0002f463.
> 
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at 
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> ----- snip -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> It also offers a diagnostic file, which I have attached.
> 
> Maybe I have a more severe issue with my installation...???
> 
> Again, I appreciate any insight...
> 
> Christopher McIntosh
> 
> 
> Chris Taylor wrote:
> 
>> Christopher McIntosh wrote:
>>
>>> Chris:
>>>
>>> Thanks for your prompt response!  Sorry for the lack of details...  
>>> I've been running cygwin for about 5 years now and love it!  However, 
>>> I only recently began using syslogd (and therefore had not noticed 
>>> the issue before).
>>>
>>> Running on WinXP Pro/SP2.
>>>
>>> 'cygcheck -c cygwin' reports 1.5.18-1 (STATUS OK)
>>>
>>> Specifically, 'cygcheck -c' reports OK for all 212 packages(?) which 
>>> I have installed.
>>>
>>> Performing 'ls -l /dev/console' reports:
>>>
>>> crw-rw-rw- Chris PowerUsers   5, 1  Nov 24 05:54  /dev/console
>>>
>>> So this seems good.  This is a stand-alone laptop (not a domain client).
>>>
>>> I also attached my messages file, in case there is something useful 
>>> there that hasn't caught my attention.
>>>
>>> Thanks, again!
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yeah, that looks fine..
>> Standard procedure is to attach the output of cygcheck -s -v -r though..
>> That said, I've just checked mine and I'm still getting this message..
>> As well as all messages being duplicated now.. Joy..
>> No idea why offhand.
>>
>> Will investigate more later, but hopefully someone will come up with
>> something..
>> It doesn't seem to be anything to worry about though.
>>
>> Chris
> 
> 
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