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A fix of Bug 1262864 indirectly triggered a hidden issue in the "free" utility, where missing initialization of the error status variable used for text string to floating point number conversions caused a failure of the "-s", "--seconds" command-line option processing. Consequently, the following message was returned to the user: "free: seconds argument failed". This bug has been fixed, and using the "-s", "--seconds" option with the "free" command no longer leads to failures.
DescriptionBranislav Náter
2015-12-01 11:18:43 UTC
Description of problem:
After update to procps-ng-3.3.10-4.el7_2, free is failing when interval for printing output is passed (-s, --seconds)
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
procps-ng-3.3.10-4.el7_2
How reproducible:
Always, see bellow
Steps to Reproduce:
1. free -s 2
Actual results:
free: seconds argument `2' failed
Expected results: (output printed every 2 seconds)
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 3882420 211260 799756 25484 2871404 3354752
Swap: 0 0 0
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-2016-2447.html
Description of problem: After update to procps-ng-3.3.10-4.el7_2, free is failing when interval for printing output is passed (-s, --seconds) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): procps-ng-3.3.10-4.el7_2 How reproducible: Always, see bellow Steps to Reproduce: 1. free -s 2 Actual results: free: seconds argument `2' failed Expected results: (output printed every 2 seconds) total used free shared buff/cache available Mem: 3882420 211260 799756 25484 2871404 3354752 Swap: 0 0 0