Re: Bug in methods (cfengine 2.1.7p1)

[Mark . Burgess]

Sorry for no reply. Try 2.1.8

M

On  5 Aug, Sven Mueller wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I already mailed this on the cfengine-help list, but got no reply. And 
> actually, I think it is a major bug in cfengine (at least in 2.1.7p1):
> 
> Yesterday we ran into a problem where a Method is not executed properly 
> with cfengine 2.1.7p1
> 
> The part of the problem which is obvious is the following:
> 
> ==================================================================
>  > cfengine:mxfwd:InstallLeososPackage: Read arg from file 
> /var/cfengine/rcfengine::/var/cfengine/modules/InstallLeososPackage.conf:Missing
>  
> module argument package 
> (/var/cfengine/rpc_in/localhost_localhost_InstallLeososPackage_MD5=6e7164f8f0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4
> ==================================================================
> 
> This much is displayed during a normal "cfagent" run. If I enable 
> verbose/debug messages, I see (among other things of course):
> 
> ==================================================================
> 
>  > address@hidden /var/cfengine # grep -n 0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4 
> /tmp/cf.log
> 14099:Create arg_file 
> /var/cfengine/rpc_in/localhost_localhost_InstallLeososPackage_MD5=6e7164f8f0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4
> 
>  > 14739:cfengine:mxfwd:InstallNagiosCheck: Examining child's incoming 
> (localhost_localhost_InstallLeososPackage_MD5=6e7164f8f0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4)
> 
>  > 14743:cfengine:mxfwd:InstallNagiosCheck: Purging expired method 
> /var/cfengine/rpc_in/localhost_localhost_InstallLeososPackage_MD5=6e7164f8f0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4
> 
>  > 16254:cfengine:mxfwd:InstallLeososPackage: Read arg from file 
> /var/cfengine/rcfengine::/var/cfengine/modules/InstallLeososPackage.conf:Missing
>  
> module argument package 
> (/var/cfengine/rpc_in/localhost_localhost_InstallLeososPackage_MD5=6e7164f8f0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4)
> 
>  > 16276:cfengine:mxfwd:InstallLeososPackage: Read arg from file 
> /var/cfengine/rpc_in/localhost_localhost_InstallLeososPackage_MD5=6e7164f8f0d66085bfe19249c0db64e4_4
> 
> ==================================================================
> 
> Why does cfagent (when called for) InstallNagiosCheck remove a file 
> which isn't even intended for it? In fact, the cfagent child process for 
> InstallNagiosCheck purges just the file about which the later child 
> process for InstallLeososPackage complains it can't find.
> 
> Any hints? Is this fixed in cfengine 2.1.8? The Chnagelog entry
>      Bugs in implementation of remote method protocol. Classes were
>            not transferred properly.
> gives a hint it might be.
> 
> Would appreciate any help.
> 
> cu,
> sven
> 
> 
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