On 09/11/2012 02:06 PM, D Brandherm wrote:
>> Perhaps, dd can help us out here.
>>
>> Does 'dd if=tmpeC4B3G of=some_file bs=1M count=1' produce a file you can
>> open and examine?  This should take the first megabyte of your file and
>> dump it over in 'some_file'.  To get more you can always increment the
>> 'count=' parameter if the first mb isn't useful.
> Ah, that indeed produces a readable file:
>
>
>> Installing Retrospect Client...
>>
>> Adding RETROSPECT_HOME to system profile and login scripts...Done!
>>
>>   Before attempting to use any of the GUI components of the Retrospect
>> Client, you must have both the RETROSPECT_HOME and DISPLAY variables set.
>> The RETROSPECT_HOME variable should point to /usr/local/dantz/client. We
>> have modified your /etc/profile and /etc/.login files to set this value for
>> future logins. The retrospect client launched as part of this installation
>> process will also have this variable set. However, if you kill that client
>> and restart it without logging out, you will need to set these variables
>> manually.
>>
>> LSB
>> Version:	:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-no
>> arch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch
>>
>> Enter first access password:
> The final line is repeated many times over. Then you get:
>
>
>> Enter first access password:That password is invalid, password length must
>> be atleast 4 That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
> That last line then again is repeated an awful lot of times, before switching
> back to:
>
>
>> That password is
>> Enter first access password:
>> Enter first access password:
>> Enter first access password:
> Eventually it switches back to:
>
>> Enter first access password:rd length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
>> That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4
> It goes on switching back and fro between "Enter first access password:"
> and "That password is invalid, password length must be atleast 4" every few
> dozen lines, probably for the remainder of the whole 44G.
>
> Thing is, during the instal I was never prompted for any password.
>
> Dirk

Looks like we've found the source of the problem, I'd take these logs to 
the retrospect folks.

Pat

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Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux Developer