Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 82375
test for ypbind running after it is launched is wrong
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:50:12 EDT
Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): # Version: @(#) /etc/init.d/ypbind.init 1.2 How reproducible: execute: /etc/init.d/ypbind restart in such an environement that the daemon ypbind is sufficiently slow that an immediate ypwhich doesn't succeed. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: The script pretends that the launch of ypbind failed, although it succeeds when starte by typing just the command ypbind Expected results: The script should show that the launch of ypbind succedded. Additional info:
Created attachment 89480 [details] correction for the test for a running ypbind in /etc/init.d/ypbind In the script /etc/init.d/ypbind, in the function "start", there is an "until" loop which seems intended to test that ypbind runs correctly after it is started, by executing at most 3 times the command ypwhich. However it will do so only if the first attempt succeeds, i.e. the lines between the following "do" and "done" are never executed. This is because the first line betewen these "do" and "done" is: RETVAL=$? and $? is the result of the test of the above "until", which is necessarily false if we get here. Then the test after loop exit (if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then) will always find RETVAL not zero and consider that ypbind don't run correctly and kill it, even if a later ypwhich succeeded.
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Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.