GNU screen returns immediately after being started, without reporting errors <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=869551> is the page at which the report is located. Sorry I did not link it before.
On 24 July 2017 at 10:38, Oscar Barreca <new.new.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Amadeusz, > > I reported this bug a few hours ago to the Screen bugs repository. I also > added a reply with the output from strace (attachment) and gdb. > > Regards, > Oscar > > On 23 July 2017 at 23:54, Amadeusz Sławiński <am...@asmblr.net> wrote: > >> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:53:50 +0200 >> Axel Beckert <a...@deuxchevaux.org> wrote: >> >> > Hi Oscar, >> > >> > On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 08:27:21PM +0200, Oscar Barreca wrote: >> > > Subject: GNU screen on Debian 9.0 runs with root account only >> > >> > This doesn't seem to be a general issue as it works fine as user as >> > well as root for me on Debian 9. Also there is no such (generic) bug >> > reports in Debian about such a rather severe sounding issue. >> > >> > > I'll be short and to the point. >> > >> > Being short in bug reports usually won't help. Please be verbose. >> > >> > > I will not provide any other information because I have already >> shared them >> > > on SuperUser. This is the post <https://superuser.com/q/12230 >> 15/539790> I >> > > opened several weeks ago when I encountered this unexpected behavior >> > > ("bug") for the first time. If you think the whole Internet community >> can >> > > benefit from hearing your solution to this very specific issue, I >> encourage >> > > you to post a reply on SuperUser. >> > >> > Have you checked the currently open bug reports about Screen in >> > Debian? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=screen;dis >> t=stable >> > >> > For example is there a relation to https://bugs.debian.org/854414? >> > That would the same thing someone pointed in the SuperUser post on >> > 26th of June without obvious reaction from you. ("I tinkered with the >> > $TERM-like variables" is not really verbose. Please tell, which values >> > you tried and with which result.) >> > >> > > Further, if you need more information about my setup, feel free to >> > > ask it directly or on the SuperUser post. >> > >> > Have you tried to remove or rename your .screenrc and tried it without >> > it? Have you modified the global /etc/screenrc? >> > >> > Have you SELinux enabled? >> > >> > Which terminal or terminal emulator(s) are you using? >> > >> > Kind regards, Axel (Debian screen package maintainer who reads >> screen-devel) >> >> Hi, >> >> can you provide strace for failing screen session startup? >> >> Cheers, >> Amadeusz >> > >
