YaST gives "segmentation fault" errors on all YaST modules

  • Document ID:3863613
  • Creation Date:07-Jan-2008
  • Modified Date:30-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Open Enterprise Server
    • SUSE Products:
      SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
      SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Environment

Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES2)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 1 (Linux based, OES/Linux)
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
Novell Linux Desktop 9

Situation

Using the GUI or ncurses method of YaST produces "segmentation fault" errors, regardless of which YaST module is invoked.

Examples:
# yast2 online_update
YaST got signal 11 at YCP file Wizard.ycp:47
/sbin/yast2: line 276: 17044 Segmentation fault $ybindir/y2base
$module "$@" qt $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2QT_ARGS

#yast online_update
/sbin/yast: line 276: 17214 Segmentation fault $ybindir/y2base
"$module""$@" ncurses $NCTHREADS

# yast2 ldap
YaST got signal 11 at YCP file Wizard.ycp:47
/sbin/yast2: line 276: 17124 Segmentation fault $ybindir/y2base
$module "$@" qt $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2QT_ARGS

# yast2 nfs
YaST got signal 11 at YCP file Wizard.ycp:47
/sbin/yast2: line 276: 17159 Segmentation fault $ybindir/y2base
$module "$@" qt $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2QT_ARGS


Resolution

Old yast2-ncurses and yast2-qt rpm's were being used.
Updating to the latest released rpms fixes this problem.