Package: netpipes Version: 4.2-3 Severity: normal
Use case: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ touch /tmp/a [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ timelimit 10 /tmp/a timelimit: Unable to exec /tmp/a (Permission denied) Here timelimit hangs forever... although the primary usage of timelimit is specifically to stop the command after a given time. So... when run from a crontab, the user ends up with thousands of "timelimit" processes running, all <defunct>. When the command is not executable, timelimit shall: 1) (preferred) just die or 2) die after <time> seconds Mac -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18.1dedibox_r6_final Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages netpipes depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries netpipes recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
