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Additional Infos: Strange error during /etc/profile


Hi all,
the error only shows up if I start from a network drive.(Netware)
If I modify /etc/profile like

MYPWD=$(pwd);
cd /cygdrive/c
[.... do stuff...]
cd $MYPWD

everything works fine.

Norbert


> Gesendet: Montag, 4. April 2011 10:38
> Betreff: [bulk] - Strange error during /etc/profile
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> After updating cygwin to the newest version after 3 Month I get a strange
> error if I start the Xwindow with bash as usual
>
> /bin/find: `standard output': Bad file descriptor
> /bin/find: Schreibfehler.
>
> I can trace that to the attempt of /etc/profile to read /etc/profile.d
>
> # Run all of the profile.d scripts
> # Note that these are supplied by separate packages
> # Ascending alphanumerical order enforced
>
> #next line for debugging
> echo before trying to read /etc/profile
>
> if [ -d "/etc/profile.d" ]; then
>         while read f; do
>                 if [ -f "${f}" ]; then
>                         . "${f}"
>                 fi
>         done <<- EOF
>         `/bin/find -L /etc/profile.d -type f -iname '*.sh' -or -iname '*.zsh' |
> LC_ALL=C sort`
>         EOF
> fi
> #next line for debugging
> echo after trying to read /etc/profile
>
> after adding the debugging lines I get
>
> before trying to read /etc/profile
> /bin/find: `standard output': Bad file descriptor
> /bin/find: Schreibfehler.
> after trying to read /etc/profile
>
> but if I execute the /bin/find .... line from the xwindow everything works as
> expected.
>
> So do someone has an idea what's going on here ??
>
> Thanks
> Norbert
>
>
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Dipl. Phys.
Norbert Zacharias
Wind Measurements & Power Curve Measurements
DEWI GmbH
Ebertstrasse 96
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Germany


Tel.:   +49 4421 4808 876

Fax:    +49 4421 4808 843


Email:  N.Zacharias@dewi.de
Home:   http://www.dewi.de

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