Your understanding looks correct to me.

Fed

On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 2:21 PM Артур Скок <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks, I got it.
> We faced a situation when agent didn't update configuration. I've found
> cause here:
> [image: image.png]
> This statement always returns True: ($CURRENT_CHECKSUM != $REMOTE_CHECKSUM
> ).
> When I deleted "/tmp/openwisp/checksum" then config updated (here I
> confused with variables... yes, it's not $TEST_CHECKSUM).
> As I understand the current algorithm of agent one cycle iteration:
> 1. get checksum from /tmp/openwisp/checksum to variable $CURRENT_CHECKSUM
> 2. request checksum from controller
> 3. save controller's checksum response to /tmp/openwisp/checksum (checksum
> overwriting)
> 4. get checksum from /tmp/openwisp/checksum to variable $REMOTE_CHECKSUM
> 5.1. $CURRENT_CHECKSUM == $REMOTE_CHECKSUM : OK, next iteration of cycle
> 5.2. $CURRENT_CHECKSUM != $REMOTE_CHECKSUM: need to update configuration
> 6. apply configuration
> 7. test if we can reach controller and get test checksum
> 7.1. the controller was reached: OK
> 7.2. the controller wasn't reached: restore a backup, but checksum at
> /tmp/openwisp/checksum already had overwritten. *Next
> configuration_changed returns 0*.
>
> пт, 21 сент. 2018 г. в 15:18, Federico Capoano <[email protected]
> >:
>
>> See here:
>>
>> CONFIGURATION_CHECKSUM="$WORKING_DIR/checksum"
>> TEST_CHECKSUM="$WORKING_DIR/test_checksum"
>>
>> TEST_CHECKSUM is not the same checksum used to understand when it's time
>> to download a new config.
>> The removal of the test checksum is done just to keep the in-memory
>> filesystem in /tmp clean.
>> Moreover, If your custom script does not download the checksum but
>> performs other checks it won't need to remove it.
>>
>> I hope this clarifies.
>> Thanks
>> Fed
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 10:28:16 PM UTC+2, BlancLoup wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi.
>>> When we use custom test script instead perform_default_test() we must
>>> set mandatory action: remove last checksum at /tmp/openwisp/checksum.
>>> Default test function preform it at 383 line.
>>> Otherwise agent will never update again (though we can change device
>>> configuration at controller).
>>> In my mind it's part of common logic that independent from test
>>> script/function.
>>> "rm $TEST_CHECKSUM" need to be setted at 352 line.
>>>
>>>
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