Bug 1392348

Summary: "db-control status" shows the database is not running even though the postgre service is running
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5 Reporter: Lukáš Hellebrandt <lhellebr>
Component: ServerAssignee: Tomáš Kašpárek <tkasparek>
Status: CLOSED DEFERRED QA Contact: Red Hat Satellite QA List <satqe-list>
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Description Lukáš Hellebrandt 2016-11-07 09:48:27 UTC
Description of problem:
When the database starts UNsuccessfully using db-control because of wrong HBA specified, db-control status says the database is not running even though the service is running (and the database just failed to connect). This means the database can not be stopped using db-control because "db-control stop" says it is already shut down.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Tried on 570 and 580

How reproducible:
Deterministic

Steps to Reproduce:
1. CONFFILE=/opt/rh/postgresql92/root/var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf # or another correct location of pg_hba.conf based on version
2. vim $CONFFILE # change rhnschema to rhnschemax
3. db-control stop
4. db-control start
5. db-control status
   The database is offline.
6. SERVICENAME=postgresql92-postgresql # or another correct service name based on version
7. service $SERVICENAME status # the service is actually running
   postmaster (pid  <ID>) is running...
8. db-control stop # let's show why this can be a problem
   Database already shut down.
9. vim $CONFFILE # let's fix the config file to its original state
10. db-control start # this fails because the database service never got stopped
11. db-control status # the database can not be started correctly using db-control because with the service still running, the fixed config will never get relaoded
    The database is offline.

Actual results:
db-control status shows the database is offline which leads to inability to stop the database using db-control

Expected results:
db-control stop # should stop the database
db-control status # I am not sure about this, but maybe it should provide output based on which I am able to determine whether the postgre service is running or not

Additional info:
service $SERVICENAME restart # properly restarts the service

Comment 1 Tomas Lestach 2018-04-09 15:10:09 UTC
We have re-reviewed this bug, as part of an ongoing effort to improve Satellite/Proxy feature and bug updates, review and backlog.

This is a low priority bug and has no currently open customer cases. While this bug may still valid, we do not see it being implemented prior to the EOL of the Satellite 5.x product. As such, this is being CLOSED DEFERRED. 

Closing now to help set customer expectations as early as possible. You are welcome to re-open this bug if needed.