F9: Problem with Services tool

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 15:15 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote:
> Michael Schwendt wrote: 
> > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:42:15 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: 
> > 
> > > Michael Schwendt wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:31:36 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > > Daniel B. Thurman wrote: 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Somehow, the system-conf-services tool stopped working. 
> > > > > > Starting this brings up the tool, it hangs with a blank
> > list 
> > > > > > and 'No services selected' in a greyed out right panel. 
> > > > 
> > > > > Isn't there anyone that can help me solve this one?  I am
> > really 
> > > > > pulling out my hair over this supposedly *simple* program 
> > > > > and I cannot for the life of me figure out why this sucker
> > hangs! 
> > > > 
> > > > Be somewhat creative. No immediate need to debug the Python code
> > in 
> > > > /usr/sbin/system-config-services, but you could move all service
> > scripts 
> > > > from /etc/init.d to a backup location, install a single script
> > and see 
> > > > whether that changes anything. With binary search you could find
> > out 
> > > > whether any of the scripts causes s-c-s to malfunction. Else,
> > next would 
> > > > be to empty /etc/rc.d/rc?.d (and/or examine it for circular
> > links or 
> > > > similar damage) and see whether that helps. If it doesn't, real
> > debugging 
> > > > might be necessary. 
> > > > 
> > > All of files moved out into a temp area and add one-by-one into
> > the 
> > > respective 
> > > places?  If so, do I remain in booted state and do a Kill -1 1 or 
> > > something to 
> > > test this out?  What scares me is that if I reboot at each test,
> > would I 
> > > be caught 
> > > in a state that I could never log in? 
> > > 
> > > Please advise how I should go about this? 
> > 
> > Don't reboot, don't kill anything, just restart
> > system-config-services 
> > from within a terminal. It's just a quick test whether any service 
> > will show up or if the problem is entirely elsewhere. 
> > 
> OK FOLKS!  HERE IS THE SCOOP!
> 
> I followed up on Mike suggestion and found the following:
> =======================================================
> * SELinux is preventing gam_server (gamin_t) "dac_override" to
> <Unknown> (gamin_t). 
> 
> innd             - gamin se-error (*)
> mimedefang       - gamin se-error (*)
> pure-ftpd        - hard-hang
> vncserver        - hard hang
> xguest           - hard hang
> xinetd           - hard hang
> xl2tpd           - hard hang
> xpilot-ng-server - hard hang
> ypbind           - hard hang
> yppasswdd        - hard hang
> ypserv           - hard hang
> ypxfrd           - hard hang
> xttpd            - hard hang
> yum-cron         - hard hang
> yum-updateonboot - hard hang
> yum-updatesd     - hard hang
> zabbix           - hard hang
> zabbix-agent     - hard hang
> zaptel           - hard hang
> zebra            - hard hang
> zoneminder       - hard hang
> zope             - hard hang
> zvbid            - hard hang
> =======================================================
> 
> 
> I am not claiming *anything* but just showing you what
> you *might* run into.  I have tested each one over and
> over and for me, if any of the above is in /etc/init.d
> it hangs or it spits out a .py error message.
> 
> If could be a s-c-s problem or the scripts - I am not
> an expert so -- take it with a grain of salt.
> 
> ASAIK - all the services *seem* to work fine - it is
> just the s-c-s has a problem accessing these scripts.
> 
> You can get by without having to deal with the s-c-s
> program by using chkconfig directly so there is the
> "old" way of doing things so no problem here.  All
> along I thought there was *something else* wrong with
> the services itself - no, I don't think so but then
> I never say never ;)
> 
> This took a long time for me to "divide and conquer"
> but there you have it! :D
> 
> Someone has some work cut out for them!  I am just
> a USER.
> 
> Cheers!
> Dan
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You know of course that everyone has some of these things and they don't
have the same issues so be careful on drawing any massive conclusions.

Craig