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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/auth.erl b/lib/kernel/src/auth.erl
index c329a5652a..6ae786ebd9 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/auth.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/auth.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2012. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -381,13 +381,17 @@ create_cookie(Name) ->
case {R1, R2} of
{ok, ok} ->
ok;
- {{error,_Reason}, _} ->
- {error, "Failed to create cookie file"};
+ {{error,Reason}, _} ->
+ {error,
+ lists:flatten(
+ io_lib:format("Failed to write to cookie file '~s': ~p", [Name, Reason]))};
{ok, {error, Reason}} ->
{error, "Failed to change mode: " ++ atom_to_list(Reason)}
end;
- {error,_Reason} ->
- {error, "Failed to create cookie file"}
+ {error,Reason} ->
+ {error,
+ lists:flatten(
+ io_lib:format("Failed to create cookie file '~s': ~p", [Name, Reason]))}
end.
random_cookie(0, _, Result) ->