Rainier when you have time please submit, it's going to take a bit more effort to understand where to submit patches, etc. and I'm currently off my lunch break :)
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Nick Syslog <[email protected]> wrote: > I still need to GIT my legs for that :) (Unsure how to submit currently) > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Rainer Gerhards <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Ahhh.. do you want to fix this and submit a patch via github? Else i can >> do >> that. Many thanks in any case! >> Rainer >> >> Sent from phone, thus brief. >> Am 14.01.2014 17:36 schrieb "Nick Syslog" <[email protected]>: >> >> > in checking /etc/init.d/functions (thanks Chip) it was noted that "-t" >> is >> > not a valid option for killproc in RHEL, the correct syntax is "-d XX" >> > >> > I replaced the -t30 with -d 30 and it worked without incident. This also >> > means that in current RHEL installations (and possibly Cent) that any >> > script using -t will not work correctly or not obey the delay imposed. >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Nick Syslog <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > I should rephrase and say "...after removing the -t30 OPTION", not >> line. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Nick Syslog <[email protected] >> > >wrote: >> > > >> > >> Comparing the init.d/rsyslog scripts between 7.4.7 and 7.4.8 I found: >> > >> >> > >> 7.4.7 (Line 51): >> > >> killproc -p "$(PIDFILE)" $exec >> > >> >> > >> 7.4.8 (Line 51): >> > >> killproc -p "$(PIDFILE)" -t30 $exec >> > >> >> > >> After removing the -t30 line I was able to see what I would consider >> > >> "normal operation" (OK after both stopping and starting when issuing >> > >> restart.) The issue when the -t30 is present and initiating a >> restart is >> > >> that the start appears to never occur due to the artificial wait. >> > >> >> > >> Manually starting and manually stopping had no issues. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Per the killproc manpage: >> > >> >> > >> *-t<sec>* >> > >> The number *<sec>* specifies the seconds to wait >> > >> between the sent signal *SIGTERM* and the subsequen >> > >> tially signal *SIGKILL* if the first *SIGTERM* does not >> > >> show any result within the first few milli seconds. >> > >> This defaults to *5* seconds. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 12:04 AM, Rainer Gerhards < >> > >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> > >>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:40 PM, David Lang <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> >> > >>> > I guess the question is what init scripts are you using to do >> this. >> > I'm >> > >>> > not sure syslog maintains the scripts instead of the distro. >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> We actually cloned what the distro has, but in the longer term, we >> need >> > >>> to >> > >>> maintain them ourselves -- at least as far as usual defaults (config >> > >>> files) >> > >>> etc are concerned. Right now, it's plainly taken from distro, but >> maybe >> > >>> we >> > >>> missed an update ;) >> > >>> >> > >>> Rainer >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > are you using the init scripts from the adiscon repository or from >> > >>> > somewhere else? >> > >>> > >> > >>> > David Lang >> > >>> > >> > >>> > On Mon, 13 Jan 2014, Nick Syslog wrote: >> > >>> > >> > >>> > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:16:29 -0700 >> > >>> >> From: Nick Syslog <[email protected]> >> > >>> >> Reply-To: rsyslog-users <[email protected]> >> > >>> >> To: rsyslog-users <[email protected]> >> > >>> >> Subject: [rsyslog] Service/Init issue in RHEL packages for >> 7.4.8-1? >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> Has anyone else noticed that the service/init starts on version >> > 7.4.8 >> > >>> >> typically don't obey standard protocol for starting and stopping >> the >> > >>> >> service? >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> Most often I use 'service rsyslog restart' and in my recent >> cases in >> > >>> >> development and elsewhere I am seeing that the service STOPS but >> I >> > >>> have to >> > >>> >> manually execute a "service start rsyslog" after that command to >> get >> > >>> >> rsyslog to come online again. >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> I've also seen quirks where it will fail to stop or start at all >> > >>> using the >> > >>> >> init/service scripts. >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> Is this a known bug already or am I just unlucky? >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> Running RHEL 6.4 with rsyslog 7.4.8-1 >> > >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> > >>> >> rsyslog mailing list >> > >>> >> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >> > >>> >> http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ >> > >>> >> What's up with rsyslog? 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