Error Message While Booting the System: /etc/rc.config.d/idedma.rc.config: Permission denied

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.1
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Symptom:

The following error message is often displayed during the start and shutdown of the system or when manually changing the runlevel:
/etc/rc.config.d/idedma.rc.config: Permission denied

Cause:

You have changed the file /etc/rc.config using an editor with automatic line wrapping (such as kedit). This has led to errors in the file.

Solution:

Remove all unwanted line breaks from /etc/rc.config with an editor that does not use automatic line wrapping (such as vi, emacs, or mcedit). Two lines are known to be affected. For future changes in /etc/rc.config, try using the rc.config editor in YaST2.

Attention: From SuSE Linux 8.0 on, the start variables of rc.config are ignored when starting services. All services start only if the corresponding links already exist in the runlevel directories. Links can be created with insserv. For further information, refer to man insserv.

The configuration of the system services takes place by way of variable entries in the files of the /etc/sysconfig directories. When updating, the settings from the file /etc/rc.config.d will be adopted.


Keywords: BOOTING, START, PERMISSION DENIED, IDEDMA.RC.CONFIG

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