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Created attachment 985108[details]
remove quotes around daemon() parameters
Description of problem:
/etc/init.d/numad calls
daemon "$exec -i $INTERVAL"
upon start().
This confuses daemon() and subsequently __pids_var_run() function and leads to bogus error messages:
Starting numad: /usr/bin/dirname: extra operand `-i'
Try `/usr/bin/dirname --help' for more information.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
numad-0.5-11.20140620git.el6.x86_64
initscripts-9.03.46-1.el6.x86_64
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. # service numad (re)?start
Actual results:
Starting numad: /usr/bin/dirname: extra operand `-i'
Try `/usr/bin/dirname --help' for more information.
[ OK ]
Expected results:
Starting numad: [ OK ]
Additional info:
Doesn't reproduce with initscripts-9.03.40-2.el6_5.4, bug is triggered by patch:
- init.d/functions: check parent dir of pid file for accessibility
__pids_var_run() {
local base=${1##*/}
local pid_file=${2:-/var/run/$base.pid}
- local pid_dir=$(/usr/bin/dirname $pid_file)
local binary=$3
- [ -d "$pid_dir" -a ! -r "$pid_dir" ] && return 4
-
pid=
if [ -f "$pid_file" ] ; then
local line p
Patch removing quotes attached. I'll check the initscripts package, daemon() and __pids_var_run() functions should be more robust IMHO as well.
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/RHBA-2015-1441.html
Created attachment 985108 [details] remove quotes around daemon() parameters Description of problem: /etc/init.d/numad calls daemon "$exec -i $INTERVAL" upon start(). This confuses daemon() and subsequently __pids_var_run() function and leads to bogus error messages: Starting numad: /usr/bin/dirname: extra operand `-i' Try `/usr/bin/dirname --help' for more information. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): numad-0.5-11.20140620git.el6.x86_64 initscripts-9.03.46-1.el6.x86_64 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. # service numad (re)?start Actual results: Starting numad: /usr/bin/dirname: extra operand `-i' Try `/usr/bin/dirname --help' for more information. [ OK ] Expected results: Starting numad: [ OK ] Additional info: Doesn't reproduce with initscripts-9.03.40-2.el6_5.4, bug is triggered by patch: - init.d/functions: check parent dir of pid file for accessibility __pids_var_run() { local base=${1##*/} local pid_file=${2:-/var/run/$base.pid} - local pid_dir=$(/usr/bin/dirname $pid_file) local binary=$3 - [ -d "$pid_dir" -a ! -r "$pid_dir" ] && return 4 - pid= if [ -f "$pid_file" ] ; then local line p Patch removing quotes attached. I'll check the initscripts package, daemon() and __pids_var_run() functions should be more robust IMHO as well.