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Title: Old broker lockfile blocks landscape-client starts Status in Landscape Client: Fix Committed Status in landscape-client package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in landscape-client source package in Focal: In Progress Bug description: I have a machine which was failing to connect to the landscape service. In syslog I found this traceback: Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: Traceback (most recent call last): Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/python/lockfile.py", line 160, in lock Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: symlink(str(os.getpid()), self.name) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: FileExistsError: [Errno 17] File exists: '1538397' -> b'/var/lib/landscape/client/sockets/broker.sock.lock' Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: Traceback (most recent call last): Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/bin/landscape-broker", line 8, in <module> Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: run(sys.argv) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/client/broker/service.py", line 93, in run Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: run_landscape_service(BrokerConfiguration, BrokerService, args) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/client/service.py", line 115, in run_landscape_service Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: startApplication(application, False) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/application/app.py", line 690, in startApplication Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: service.IService(application).startService() Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/application/service.py", line 288, in startService Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: service.startService() Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/client/broker/service.py", line 79, in startService Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: self.publisher.start() Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/client/amp.py", line 45, in start Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: self._port = self._reactor.listen_unix(socket_path, factory) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/lib/reactor.py", line 228, in listen_unix Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: return self._reactor.listenUNIX(socket, factory, wantPID=True) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/posixbase.py", line 397, in listenUNIX Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: p.startListening() Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/unix.py", line 372, in startListening Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: if not self.lockFile.lock(): Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/python/lockfile.py", line 185, in lock Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: kill(int(pid), 0) Apr 1 03:27:53 maas-1 landscape-client[1538354]: PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted In the sockets directory I saw: $ sudo ls /var/lib/landscape/client/sockets/ -la total 8 drwxr-x--- 2 landscape root 4096 Apr 1 03:27 . drwxr-xr-x 7 landscape root 4096 Apr 1 03:27 .. srw-rw-rw- 1 landscape landscape 0 Mar 12 01:41 broker.sock lrwxrwxrwx 1 landscape landscape 3 Mar 12 01:41 broker.sock.lock -> 905 Removing those two files allowed the landscape client to start as normal. Looks like we need some lockfile cleanup code on start. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/landscape-client/+bug/1870087/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sts-sponsors Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sts-sponsors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

