[FreeNX-kNX] Segfault Error 6 in libc-2.11.1.so When Attemtping to Login to My Server Remotely via NoMachine Client

[chris at ccburton.com]

freenx-knx-bounces at kde.org wrote on 25/02/2012 00:28:16:

> Hey Chris,
> 
> I created a new hosts file, and I'm able to login fine now... wow!  

Does FreeNX work also ??

> Why would my hosts file cause a segfault?

Well, segfaults are often caused by data errors

That's why I asked you about modifying /etc/host in my first
reply to you on 29th Jan . . . 

>  I never modified it 

. . .  after suggesting file corruption.


> myself manually.  The entires for the domains are created 
> automatically by the hosting control panel software.
> 
> The old HOSTS file one looked like this (entries are for the domains
> hosted on my servers):
> 
> 127.0.0.1    localhost
> 127.0.1.1    eric-desktop
> 
> # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
> # ::1     localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
> # fe00::0 ip6-localnet
> # ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
> # ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
> # ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
> # ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
> 192.168.[removed].[removed] [LONGLISTOFHOSTS PROBABLY 40+ all one one 
line]

Shouldn't matter. I don't know what the maximum is,
but I just tried 1000 with no problem . . .

> 
> The new one looks like this:
> 
> #
> 
> 127.0.0.1        localhost
> 127.0.1.1    eric-desktop
> 
> # 
> 
> I'm so confused as to why my old one caused problems?  Like I said, 
> I never edited it manually.  You are so awesome Chris!

Hardly . . .

It's a 10 min problem (except we've been running at the speed
of (electronic) Pigeon post)

>  It works 
> now, but I'd sure like to know why a hosts file can cause all of 
> these problems.

Try
        cat your-old-hosts-file |hexdump -C

which will tell us what's really in it.



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