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From: Roman Zilka <rzilka@××××.cz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Mozilla won't start after upgrading to 1.7.13
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 09:27:42
Message-Id: 20060526112032.B32244@eniac.gvid.cz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Mozilla won't start after upgrading to 1.7.13 by Roman Zilka
1 > > Hi,
2 > > Currently i don't have a X-enabled hardened system (only a router).
3 > > Would suggest at least two/three ways to check things.
4 > > 1.start mozilla from a console, check/post error logs;
5 > > 2.use 'strace' to start mozilla, post strace logs.
6 >
7 > I already wrote about these two; no errors appear in any log or the
8 > console. strace's novel finishes with:
9 >
10 > <lots of rt_sigprocmask() calls>
11 > rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x8004599e, [], SA_RESTORER, 0x4009e1e8}, {SIG_DFL},
12 > 8) = 0
13 > waitpid(-1,
14 >
15 > (the output is really "cut" right there).
16 >
17 > > 3.Same but use some debugger (gdb, other).
18 >
19 > What exactly should I look for in gdb? The binary is stripped, shall I
20 > rebuild?
21 >
22 > > Check PaX flags on mozilla binary (chpax (deprecated) paxctl).
23 > > Check/alter any grsec settings, through /proc (if enabled).
24
25 Just finished testing: this didn't help either. I even experimented
26 with the 2.6.14.7 and 2.6.16.18 vanillas under twm, no difference. The
27 same strace story.
28
29 Thank you for your time spent so far.
30 -Roman
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