[Bug 658197] [NEW] upgrade to 10.10 breaks login if using pam_encfs

[John McManigle]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: util-linux

Due to an error in devname.c of util-linux, the upgrade to 10.10 leads to the inability to login for anyone with pam_encfs enabled, hanging at "(Interface.cpp:165) checking if nameio/block(3:0:1) implements
nameio/block(3:0:0) "

This is described (with a fix) as bug #593336 on google group
linux.debian.bugs.dist
(http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/accc7d6cce95b9f4/80f49718cff30f42).
I applied the patch on that page to util-linux on my computer, and the
problem was resolved.  The patch is attached.

(NB: the bug report will mention modified versions of many util-linux
files.  This is because I generated the bug report after patching.
Before patching, when the problem existed, I was running a standard
10.10 build, upgraded from 10.04, with all packages up-to-date.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: util-linux 2.17.2-0ubuntu1 [modified: bin/dmesg bin/more bin/tailf sbin/mkfs sbin/mkswap sbin/fsck.minix sbin/mkfs.minix sbin/mkfs.bfs sbin/blockdev sbin/fsck.cramfs sbin/mkfs.cramfs sbin/fdisk sbin/sfdisk sbin/cfdisk sbin/blkid sbin/findfs sbin/wipefs sbin/ctrlaltdel sbin/pivot_root sbin/switch_root sbin/hwclock sbin/fsck]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 11 09:58:19 2010
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: util-linux

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 maverick

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upgrade to 10.10 breaks login if using pam_encfs
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