tmpwatch error

[pwaara]

I've started getting the following error recently. No changes have been made to the server that I am aware of. Any help in solving this error is greatly appreciated.

Anacron job 'cron.daily'


/etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch:



error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /tmp: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/tmp: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat1: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat2: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat3: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat4: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat5: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat6: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat7: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat8: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/cat9: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/catn: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat1: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat2: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat3: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat4: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat5: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat6: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat7: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat8: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/cat9: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/X11R6/catn: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat1: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat2: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat3: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat4: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat5: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat6: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat7: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat8: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/cat9: No such file or directory

error: error reading directory entry: No such file or directory

error: cleanup failed in /var/cache/man/local/catn: No such file or directory

 

[pwaara]

Apparently, ptrace was enabled on the server and was causing issues with many root actions, including cron jobs. My hosting provider disabled it and rebooted the server. It appears to be fixed.

 

[cPLevey]

Thanks for sharing the fix! I'm glad you were able to get this resolved.