Ubuntu
util-linux package

hwclock.sh missing "

Bug #9800 reported by Todd Maynard
22
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
util-linux (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
LaMont Jones

Bug Description

When running /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh get syntax error.

todd@toddlaptop:/etc/init.d $ sh hwclock.sh
hwclock.sh: line 118: syntax error near unexpected token `('
hwclock.sh: line 118: ` log_success_msg " start sets kernel
(system) clock from hardware (RTC) clock" >&2'

Reviewing script the error is a missing " on end of line 96 which should read:

log_begin_msg "Saving the System Clock time to the Hardware Clock..."

Revision history for this message
Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote :

Please don't change the Target Milestone; this is a mechanism for coordinating
development goals

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Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote :

*** Bug 9841 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

util-linux (2.12h-2ubuntu2) hoary; urgency=medium

  * Fix unterminated string in hwclock.sh (thanks, Jones Lee).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 2 Nov 2004 22:29:24 +0000

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

*** Bug 9857 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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