Bug 1296520

Summary: [engine-backup] Misleading error msg when log parameter is not passed
Product: [oVirt] ovirt-engine Reporter: Gonza <grafuls>
Component: Backup-Restore.EngineAssignee: Yedidyah Bar David <didi>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Gonza <grafuls>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 3.6.2CC: amureini, bugs, gklein, sbonazzo, ylavi
Target Milestone: ovirt-4.0.0-alphaFlags: rule-engine: ovirt-4.0.0+
rule-engine: planning_ack+
sbonazzo: devel_ack+
pstehlik: testing_ack+
Target Release: 4.0.0   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
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Fixed In Version: ovirt 4.0.0 alpha1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2016-07-05 07:53:05 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Gonza 2016-01-07 12:26:21 UTC 
Description of problem:
When no log parameter is passed to the engine-backup, irrelevant error messages are displayed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rhevm-3.6.2-0.1.el6.noarch

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. engine-backup --file=f1 --mode=backup

Actual results:
# engine-backup --file=f1 --mode=backup
FATAL: --log is missing
readlink: missing operand
Try `readlink --help' for more information.
/usr/bin/engine-backup: line 1405: : No such file or directory
Notifying engine
/usr/bin/engine-backup: line 1472: : No such file or directory
/usr/bin/engine-backup: line 1405: : No such file or directory
FATAL: Failed notifying engine


Expected results:
# engine-backup --file=f1 --mode=backup
FATAL: --log is missing
Comment 1 Red Hat Bugzilla Rules Engine 2016-01-07 15:58:55 UTC 
Fixed bug tickets must have version flags set prior to fixing them. Please set the correct version flags and move the bugs back to the previous status after this is corrected.
Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla Rules Engine 2016-01-07 15:59:19 UTC 
Fixed bug tickets must have version flags set prior to fixing them. Please set the correct version flags and move the bugs back to the previous status after this is corrected.
Comment 3 Gonza 2016-06-24 07:00:56 UTC 
Verified with:
rhevm-4.0.0.6-0.1.el7ev.noarch

# engine-backup --file=f1 --mode=backup
FATAL: --log is missing
Comment 4 Sandro Bonazzola 2016-07-05 07:53:05 UTC 
oVirt 4.0.0 has been released, closing current release.