Questions tagged [error-handling]
Use this tag for questions on how to handle errors generated in shell scripts.
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What's the equivalent of the apport-retrace (Ubuntu) command for Debian?
I have some freezing troubles I cannot find the cause for a long time on my Debian VM,
and I'm interested in using a command apport-retrace that a Linux magazine I've bought promotes to do some ...
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SSH session termination on script error when sourcing multiple sub-scripts
I'm facing an issue with SSH on a server. Running individual scripts (source s01.sh, etc.) works fine, with errors displayed in the console. However, when using a master script to source these scripts,...
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Error with kali linux win-dex-install
I just installed wsl kali Linux on Windows but this error came up while installing win-dex -y command. I need this for class and I can't figure it out. I'm new to Linux and need help, please. What ...
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failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) problem with networkmanager
sudo pacman -Syyu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 130.1 KiB 102 KiB/s 00:01 [###############################################] 100%
extra ...
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`smartctl` and `smartd` commands not working
I have been receiving hard disk warnings from the smartd daemon for a while now (every 24 hours), saying that my error logs have increased. I have been trying to examine this by checking my log files, ...
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Unable to enumerate USB device - RHEL 7.9
I get this error when booting up:
usb usb5-port2: unable to enumerate USB device
Its a Gigabyte server, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you
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How to fix Parrot OS Installation interrupt? - common_interrupt: 1.55 No irq handler for vector
I was trying to install Parrot OS installation. But it appears the interrupt message if I install and it will stuck on the terminal
I already Flashed parrot os using balena etcher and after that I ...
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Linux kernel build fails with sed: can't read modules.order: No such file or directory
I am trying to build Linux Kernel for the first time and I am facing below issue while trying to make modules_install
sed: can't read modules.order: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:1483: ...
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Installing sile from source fails
I am trying to install sile. A Debian package is not provided yet so I decided to build from source. Manual
Install Lua
$ curl -R -O http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.6.tar.gz
$ tar -xf lua-5.4.6.tar....
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How could I solve "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pheweb.command_line'"
I am trying to run a software called 'Pheweb' on Ubuntu.
I followed the guideline here
but got 'permission denied' error when I ran 'pip3 install pheweb'. So I installed with this code:
sudo apt-get ...
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I have some error when I upgrade through terminal in kali OS
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gnustep-base-runtime : Depends: gnustep-base-common (= 1.29.0-4) but 1.28.1+really1.28.0-5 is to be installed
libgnustep-base1.29 : Depends: gnustep-...
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Error mounting /dev/sdb2 at /media
The address could not be accessed. I'm trying to mount the disk, but I can't because of an error
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rsyslog: capture errors from "omprog" script
I am using custom python script to process logs, and ban offending IPs. Here is the line from my /etc/rsyslog.conf:
local0.* action(type="omprog" name="asterisk" binary="/usr/...
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Remove exact line from file if present, leave the rest of lines; error-handling - how to go about it
I am not exactly sure how text processing should be done in a good way, so let me ask.
I have this file: ~/.config/mpv/input.conf containing possibly other options as well as v disable.
If I want to ...
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Troubleshooting DNS access issue on local network
I have installed a DNS by creating the two zones on my server, CentOS 7. Here are the steps:
vi /etc/hosts
etienne credo.local etienne
yum install bind bind-utils
vi /etc/named.config
zone"...
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AlmaLinux Postgersql installation error
I've followed the instruction at here to install Postgresql at AlmaLinux. But the error persists.
$ sudo yum install -y postgresql15-server
The error:
PostgreSQL 9.6 for RHEL/CentOS 8 - x86_64 ...
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error: disk 'hd,3' not found
Im on "GNU GRUB version 2.06"
When i click "Alternate USB Boot" this error: disk 'hd,3' not found comes up.
Inside (press e to edit the commans before booting)
setparms 'FydeOS ...
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How to transfer files from linux to iphone?
I have the libimobiledevice family and ifuse package installed. When I connect my iPhone to Linux via USB cable I get the prompt to allow access. When I confirm, I can access the DCIM folder on gnome ...
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Unable to delete data of flatpak - connection is closed error
I was using KdenLive but I messed up some of the settings so I decided to do a fresh install. When I used the GUI to remove then reinstall, the settings were intact. Then I went to the terminal and ...
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What is this Java error about for maven on Ubuntu: package org.apache.http.client does not exist import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolExcepti?
I am using Java and Maven Project on Ubuntu but I am getting following error upon building Java code on NetBeans IDE:
package org.apache.http.client does not exist import org.apache.http.client....
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Using set -e (errexit) with block of commands and executing another on fail of that block (SC2181)
I just found out about set -e as I was searching for an answer to "how to run many commands (without &&) and immediately stop on non-zero exit code of any of them?". The set -e was ...
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Conflicting values set for option Signed-By regarding source
I was installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu 22.04 using the following link https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/, everything was okay until I reach sudo apt-get update, it gives me the following ...
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error handling in a bash subshell
I'm writing some bash code, and I'd like the script to exit if there's any error. The set -e trick works pretty well, but not with subshells. Here's a simplified example:
set -e
chmod a=r file.txt
x=`...
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Run a command in background and independent of terminal and run alternative if fails
Goal: To run a command independent of the terminal and return immediately. And if the command fails run an alternative commands independent of the terminal and return immediately.
I did the following. ...
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Bash using || operator for command error check - how to run two commands in error check?
I have just realized that using || operator as a check to see if a command completed with successfully doesn't handle multiple commands after the ||.
Here is an exert from my script, I am waiting for ...
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Pseudo Terminal Error :: "mesg: cannot open /dev/pts/2: Permission denied"
On my Ubuntu 20.04.5 machine, I have a Perl script running under userA's account. The script issues this command:
sudo su - userB -c "ssh -l userB 10.0.0.1 ls -tr /some/remote/directory"
(...
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Error messages everytime GUI text editor is opened from terminal
Whenever I open Gnome Text Editor from the terminal using the command gnome-text-editor ./example.txt, I get the following error messages:
(gnome-text-editor:9560): dconf-WARNING **: 00:00:58.433: ...
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How to find out the source package / traceback of an error message in KDE?
When I start plasmashell with kstart5 plasmashell in Debian11/KDE I get an error message (error creating screencast "Failed to connect PipeWire context") that I'd like to see the source ...
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How to error out main script, after few iterations
I'm trying to build logic for the pseudo-code below:
if 'main' job fails
sleep 60
re-trigger main job for 3 times.
after re-triggering for 3 times if it still fails ,
then kill the main job .
ksh ...
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Ubuntu throws this error: error found when loading /home/user/.profile
I'm using ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
The error occurs after entering my user.
This is the description of the error:
error found when loading /home/user/.profile
tput: no value for $TERM and no -T specified
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E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu impish-security Release' does not have a Release file
when I try to command :
sudo apt update
this error was shown:
E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu impish-security Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a ...
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Invoking "make -j16 -l16" failed
I want to simulate Tiago robot in Gazebo and I am using ROS available package. Before, I simulated it without problem but right now I can not. I am using ROS melodic and ubuntu 18.04 on KVM virtual ...
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How to fix these arch linux errors
So i run this command sudo journalctl -p 3 -xb
to check errors and i got a lot of these errors . how to fix these ?
Jul 17 13:46:27 tanuj kernel: x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
Jul 17 13:46:27 tanuj ...
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Why does my Kali Linux system suddenly restart at odd times?
My Kali Linux system suddenly rebooted at 19:05. It used to be rebooted at certain times.
Where does the problem come from? Why does this happen?
/var/log/syslog:
Jun 22 19:00:11 sz dbus-daemon[1107]: ...
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Cannot open firefox on Arch Linux
I just used archinstall to install arch in VirtualBox with the xorg profile and also installed htop, neofetch and firefox. When I typed htop into the command line, htop launched:
That looks, normal ...
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Initramfs error when apt-get upgrade
I'm getting an error everytime i do an apt/apt-get upgrade. I've searched everywhere online for solutions but couldn't find anything
Here's the error i get
code:
apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists.....
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Typo3 - Folder "/" does not exist - Error
When I am in the backend in the filelist Module or want to link something, I get the error message: "#1314516810: Folder "/" does not exist." (see screenshot). The folder exists of ...
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How can I check if the first command on a pipe gets an error?
Let's say I execute the following command on a terminal:
this-command-doesnt-exist-and-closes-with-code-127 | jq ''
If I execute echo $? I'll get 0 as result because it's checking the exit code from ...
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im trying to install backports in my kali linux but im getting an error while using the code line " make list-defconfigs"
im trying to install backports in my kali linux but im getting an error while using the code line " make list-defconfigs".screenshot I have done both apt update and upgrade and search ...
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Permission denied: Linux KVM Share
When I tried to start the VM I get the following Error (Note, the host is a OpenSUSE Leap 15.3):
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", ...
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Can redirecting stderr and stdout to one file result in an error?
I'm writing a script that takes files (filename...) as arguments, and redirects both the stdout and stderr to a file of name filename.output. In the files are commands, and I'd only like to bash once (...
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Cant install Selinux policy
I am trying to install selinux on my librem14 pureos machine, every time I run sudo apt-get install selinux-policy-default
I get:
dpkg: error processing package selinux-policy-default (--configure):
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rclone android (Termux) error: "Fatal error: failed to mount fuse fs: fusermount: signal: bad system call"
I'm in the middle of trying to mount my OneDrive cloud files to my android phone via Termux v0.118.0. I've been able to install rclone and link my remote drive to the phone, where I can confirm ...
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Debian: The repository CDROM does not have a Release file
I have just finished installing Debian on my laptop; I had to add manually the drivers for my WiFi card after the installation, I simply installed them via sudo apt ./name.deb, where name.deb is a ....
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python script error
Recently, I redownloaded kali linux version 2021.4. I did the normal set up command "sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade". After I finished the update I proceeded to copy a github ...
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How to deal with Linux error: for 'ping', 'cannot execute binary file'
/home/$USER/bin/ping: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
$ uname -a
Linux $USER 5.13.0-22-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 5 13:21:36 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Ping reinstall ...
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System locking up upon shutting down
Today upon shutting down my System I was greeted with loads of errors and informations i do not understand. This happened yesterday also and it didn't seem to continue to shut down "normally"...
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Need the exit code of condition function when a Bash "while" loop terminates
I'm trying to get the exit code of the function that I'm repeatedly calling in the "condition" part of a Bash while loop:
while <function>; do
<stuff>
done
When this loop ...
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bash debug options?
It seems to me (and correct me if I'm wrong please) that bash is quite bad at error messages that correctly tell you where the problem in your script is. For example, often I will get "bad EOF at ...
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What does this bcf error mean?
I ran this code to filter out biallelic variants from my vcf file:
bcftools view --max-alleles 2 --exclude-types indels merged.ecDNA.vcf.gz>merged.ecDNA2.vcf.gz
However, I got an error message:
[E:...
