From 358aca5fb9cb67c593aa5f1ddf166dbefcf55f0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:36:48 +0200
Subject: diag: say "failed to...", rather than "cannot..." in a few
 diagnostics

* src/chroot.c (main): ...it's more precise.
* src/nohup.c (main): Likewise.
* src/setuidgid.c (main): Likewise.
* src/timeout.c (main): Likewise.
---
 src/chroot.c    | 2 +-
 src/nohup.c     | 2 +-
 src/setuidgid.c | 2 +-
 src/timeout.c   | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src')

diff --git a/src/chroot.c b/src/chroot.c
index 12d282b49..b773f0db6 100644
--- a/src/chroot.c
+++ b/src/chroot.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   {
     int exit_status = (errno == ENOENT ? EXIT_ENOENT : EXIT_CANNOT_INVOKE);
-    error (0, errno, _("cannot run command %s"), quote (argv[0]));
+    error (0, errno, _("failed to run command %s"), quote (argv[0]));
     exit (exit_status);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/nohup.c b/src/nohup.c
index 3364e9191..6c9bbbf28 100644
--- a/src/nohup.c
+++ b/src/nohup.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
        In other words, output the diagnostic if possible, but only if
        it will go to the original stderr.  */
     if (dup2 (saved_stderr_fd, STDERR_FILENO) == STDERR_FILENO)
-      error (0, saved_errno, _("cannot run command %s"), quote (*cmd));
+      error (0, saved_errno, _("failed to run command %s"), quote (*cmd));
 
     exit (exit_status);
   }
diff --git a/src/setuidgid.c b/src/setuidgid.c
index beff04acb..7d8ca3f2f 100644
--- a/src/setuidgid.c
+++ b/src/setuidgid.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     execvp (*cmd, cmd);
     exit_status = (errno == ENOENT ? EXIT_ENOENT : EXIT_CANNOT_INVOKE);
 
-    error (0, errno, _("cannot run command %s"), quote (*cmd));
+    error (0, errno, _("failed to run command %s"), quote (*cmd));
     exit (exit_status);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/timeout.c b/src/timeout.c
index c79f24eb5..2700745fc 100644
--- a/src/timeout.c
+++ b/src/timeout.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
       /* exit like sh, env, nohup, ...  */
       exit_status = (errno == ENOENT ? EXIT_ENOENT : EXIT_CANNOT_INVOKE);
-      error (0, errno, _("cannot run command %s"), quote (argv[0]));
+      error (0, errno, _("failed to run command %s"), quote (argv[0]));
       return exit_status;
     }
   else
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