Bug 78762

Summary: xinetd and pop3d issues after update
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Jean-Christophe Diomard-Arrazau <jcdiomar>
Component: xinetdAssignee: Trond Eivind Glomsrxd <teg>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 7.1   
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
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Description Jean-Christophe Diomard-Arrazau 2002-11-29 09:08:10 UTC 
Description of Problem:


 here is the messages i have in var/log when problems with ipop3 start to occur,
the only solution for them is to restart xinetd every 5 minutes , or to go back
to the previous version of xinetd,
here is the interesting part :

[snip]

Nov  6 13:49:52 jade ipop3d[2082]: Login failure user=arellano host=[10.8.2.185]
Nov  6 13:49:55 jade ipop3d[2082]: Logout user=arellano host=[10.8.2.185]
Nov  6 13:52:05 jade sshd(pam_unix)[27843]: session closed for user verdu
nov  6 13:52:05 jade su(pam_unix)[27889]: session closed for user root
Nov  6 13:53:22 jade xinetd[2169]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:53:22 jade xinetd[2169]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:53:23 jade xinetd[2171]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:53:23 jade xinetd[2171]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:22 jade imap(pam_unix)[2219]: authentication failure; logname=
uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=bouillet
Nov  6 13:56:22 jade xinetd[2227]: (2227) getsockname: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:22 jade xinetd[2227]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:22 jade xinetd[2227]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:22 jade xinetd[2212]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:22 jade xinetd[2212]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:23 jade xinetd[2217]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:23 jade xinetd[2217]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:23 jade xinetd[2225]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:23 jade xinetd[2225]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 13:56:25 jade imapd[2219]: Login failure user=bouillet
host=louxor.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 13:56:28 jade imapd[2219]: Command stream end of file, while reading line
user=bouillet host=louxor.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 13:56:47 jade pop(pam_unix)[2277]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0
euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=vrg
Nov  6 13:56:49 jade ipop3d[2277]: Login failure user=vrg host=[10.50.0.23]
Nov  6 13:56:50 jade pop(pam_unix)[2281]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0
euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=arellano
Nov  6 13:56:52 jade ipop3d[2281]: Login failure user=arellano host=[10.8.2.185]
Nov  6 13:56:54 jade ipop3d[2277]: Logout user=vrg host=[10.50.0.23]
Nov  6 13:56:55 jade ipop3d[2281]: Logout user=arellano host=[10.8.2.185]
Nov  6 13:57:01 jade pop(pam_unix)[2298]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0
euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=khellil
Nov  6 13:57:03 jade ipop3d[2298]: Login failure user=khellil host=[10.8.2.74]
Nov  6 13:57:06 jade ipop3d[2298]: Connection reset by peer while reading line
user=khellil host=[10.8.2.74]
Nov  6 14:01:43 jade xinetd[2472]: (2472) getsockname: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:01:43 jade xinetd[2472]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:01:43 jade xinetd[2472]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:01:46 jade xinetd[2471]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:01:46 jade xinetd[2471]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:05:56 jade imap(pam_unix)[2672]: authentication failure; logname=
uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=pellerin
Nov  6 14:05:58 jade imapd[2672]: Login failure user=pellerin
host=mel.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:06:01 jade imapd[2672]: Command stream end of file, while reading line
user=pellerin host=mel.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:06:30 jade xinetd[2701]: (2701) getsockname: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:06:30 jade xinetd[2701]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:06:30 jade xinetd[2701]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2765]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2765]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2771]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2771]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2773]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2773]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2776]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2776]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2780]: (2780) getsockname: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2780]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:08:24 jade xinetd[2780]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:11:24 jade imap(pam_unix)[2944]: authentication failure; logname=
uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=domergue
Nov  6 14:11:24 jade imap(pam_unix)[2946]: authentication failure; logname=
uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=domergue
Nov  6 14:11:27 jade imapd[2944]: Login failure user=domergue
host=mel.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:11:27 jade imapd[2946]: Login failure user=domergue
host=louxor.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:11:30 jade imapd[2944]: Command stream end of file, while reading line
user=domergue host=mel.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:11:30 jade imapd[2946]: Command stream end of file, while reading line
user=domergue host=louxor.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:12:46 jade imap(pam_unix)[2958]: authentication failure; logname=
uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=domergue
Nov  6 14:12:48 jade imapd[2958]: Login failure user=domergue
host=mel.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
Nov  6 14:13:44 jade xinetd[3051]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:13:44 jade xinetd[3051]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:14:48 jade xinetd[3110]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:14:48 jade xinetd[3110]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:15:46 jade xinetd[3151]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:15:46 jade xinetd[3151]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:15:46 jade xinetd[3152]: fcntl( 7, clear close-on-exec ) failed: Bad
file descriptor (errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:15:46 jade xinetd[3152]: dup2( 7, 0 ) failed: Bad file descriptor
(errno = 9)
Nov  6 14:15:51 jade imapd[2958]: Autologout user=domergue
host=mel.univ-montp3.fr [193.52.136.237]
[snip]


i can send you the complete sysreport if you want.

the only solution they could find was, to go back to the previous version.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):xinetd-2.3.9-0.71


How Reproducible: everytime you update the cd package


Steps to Reproduce:
1. up2date
then wait ..
2. 
3. 

Actual Results:


Expected Results:

a non saturation of the pop3d deamon
Additional Information:
	
The onl soolution we could have was ro uninstall this package and go back to the
xinetd package from the installation CD
Comment 1 Stephen Samuel 2002-12-03 20:43:01 UTC 
This is actually a duplicate of bug #78104 / bug #76146. There is an errata
update to xinetd follow 76146 for the errata
(yes, it results in a backrev to xinetd-2.3.7-5.i386.rpm)
Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2002-12-03 20:51:53 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 76146 ***