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Description of problem:
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libvirt-1.2.7-1.el7.x86_64
qemu-kvm-rhev-2.1.0-1.el7.x86_64
kernel-3.10.0-142.el7.x86_64
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
[root@rhel7 ~]# virsh -k -1
error: option --k requires a positive numeric argument
[root@rhel7 ~]# virsh -K -2
error: option --K requires a positive numeric argument
[root@rhel7 ~]# virsh --keepalive-interval=-1
error: option ---keepalive-interval requires a positive numeric argument
[root@rhel7 ~]# virsh --keepalive-count=-2
error: option ---keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument
Actual results:
1. for -k option, error info is:
error: option --k requires a positive numeric argument
2. for -K option, error info is:
error: option --K requires a positive numeric argument
3. for --keepalive-interval option, error info is:
error: option ---keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument
4. for --keepalive-count option, error info is:
error: option ---keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument
Expected results:
1. for -k option, error info should be: (not --k option in error info)
error: option -k requires a positive numeric argument
2. for -K option, error info should be: (not --K option in error info)
error: option -K requires a positive numeric argument
3. for --keepalive-interval option, error info should be: (not
---keepalive-interval option in error info)
error: option --keepalive-interval requires a positive numeric argument
4. for --keepalive-count option, error info should be: (not
---keepalive-count option in error info)
error: option --keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument
Additional info:
From man page, zero are acceptable for options -k and -K,
-k, --keepalive-interval INTERVAL
Set an INTERVAL (in seconds) for sending keepalive messages
to check whether connection to the server is still alive. Setting the
interval to 0 disables client
keepalive mechanism.
-K, --keepalive-count COUNT
Set a number of times keepalive message can be sent without
getting an answer from the server without marking the connection dead.
There is no effect to this
setting in case the INTERVAL is set to 0.
It is suggested that these error info should be just like:
1. error: option -k requires a positive numeric or zero argument
2. error: option -K requires a positive numeric or zero argument
3. error: option --keepalive-interval requires a positive numeric
argument or zero argument
4. error: option --keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument
or zero argument
Fixed upstream:
commit b470a38fa99a9567dc4a832d93f4aaf6cc782e0b
Author: Peter Krempa <pkrempa>
Date: Thu Aug 21 09:58:34 2014 +0200
virsh: Don't print extra '-'s in error message for -k and -K options
The error message contains one extra dash.
v1.2.7-189-gb470a38
I can produce this bug on build libvirt-1.2.7-1.el7.x86_64
verify it on build
libvirt-1.2.8-9.el7.x86_64
verify steps:
# virsh -k -1
error: option -k requires a positive integer argument
# virsh --keepalive-interval=-1
error: option --keepalive-interval requires a positive integer argument
# virsh -K -1
error: option -K requires a positive integer argument
# virsh --keepalive-count=-1
error: option --keepalive-count requires a positive integer argument
all error messages expected right
move to verified
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html
Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): libvirt-1.2.7-1.el7.x86_64 qemu-kvm-rhev-2.1.0-1.el7.x86_64 kernel-3.10.0-142.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: [root@rhel7 ~]# virsh -k -1 error: option --k requires a positive numeric argument [root@rhel7 ~]# virsh -K -2 error: option --K requires a positive numeric argument [root@rhel7 ~]# virsh --keepalive-interval=-1 error: option ---keepalive-interval requires a positive numeric argument [root@rhel7 ~]# virsh --keepalive-count=-2 error: option ---keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument Actual results: 1. for -k option, error info is: error: option --k requires a positive numeric argument 2. for -K option, error info is: error: option --K requires a positive numeric argument 3. for --keepalive-interval option, error info is: error: option ---keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument 4. for --keepalive-count option, error info is: error: option ---keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument Expected results: 1. for -k option, error info should be: (not --k option in error info) error: option -k requires a positive numeric argument 2. for -K option, error info should be: (not --K option in error info) error: option -K requires a positive numeric argument 3. for --keepalive-interval option, error info should be: (not ---keepalive-interval option in error info) error: option --keepalive-interval requires a positive numeric argument 4. for --keepalive-count option, error info should be: (not ---keepalive-count option in error info) error: option --keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument Additional info: From man page, zero are acceptable for options -k and -K, -k, --keepalive-interval INTERVAL Set an INTERVAL (in seconds) for sending keepalive messages to check whether connection to the server is still alive. Setting the interval to 0 disables client keepalive mechanism. -K, --keepalive-count COUNT Set a number of times keepalive message can be sent without getting an answer from the server without marking the connection dead. There is no effect to this setting in case the INTERVAL is set to 0. It is suggested that these error info should be just like: 1. error: option -k requires a positive numeric or zero argument 2. error: option -K requires a positive numeric or zero argument 3. error: option --keepalive-interval requires a positive numeric argument or zero argument 4. error: option --keepalive-count requires a positive numeric argument or zero argument