Re: [Cfengine] Non-execution of ps by 'processes' in 2.1.0

[Bas van der Vlies]

Jim,

  I think processes use global lock mechanism so you can only run one
  instance of processes, maybe a solution:
  actionsequence = <someclass>.processes or processes.<someclass>

  Or play with ifelapsed variable.




Jim Wight wrote:

> I have two 'processes' sections (imported from different files) which
> run different ps incarnations. Under 2.0.7p3 (the latest version before
> 2.1.0 that I've used), both commands get executed OK:
>
>
> *********************************************************************
>  Main Tree Sched: processes pass 1 @ Tue Dec  9 12:05:18 2003
> *********************************************************************
>
> cfengine:xxxxxx: Running process command /bin/ps auxw
>
> [snip]
>
> cfengine:xxxxxx: Running process command /bin/ps -eo user,pid,ni,time,cmd
> cfengine:xxxxxx: Parse error checking process time
> Defining classes
> DoSignals(.)
> Job start time set to Tue Dec  9 12:05:18 2003
>
>
> Under 2.1.0p1, however, the second command is considered to occur too
> soon after the first, and is bypassed:
>
>
> *********************************************************************
>  Main Tree Sched: processes pass 1 @ Tue Dec  9 12:12:51 2003
> *********************************************************************
>
> cfengine:xxxxxx: Running process command /bin/ps auxw
>
> [snip]
>
> cfengine:xxxxxx: Running process command /bin/ps -eo user,pid,ni,time,cmd
> cfengine:xxxxxx: Nothing scheduled for processes.proc___ (0/1 minutes elapsed)
> Job start time set to Tue Dec  9 12:12:51 2003
>
>
> Any way round this, or is it a bug? I was hoping to upgrade in order to
> get proper processing of large TIME values.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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