Public bug reported: The pmmgr process on my system is constantly using 36% or so CPU time, and contantly logging messages like those below to /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/pmmgr.log (which is 2 GB as of this writing, after less than a day since upgrade to trusty).
Log finished Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory '/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop': Permission denied pmieconf: error - cannot write file /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmie: No such file or directory [Thu Jan 23 13:49:15] pmmgr(12079/2184): /etc/pcp/pmmgr: system(/usr/bin/pmieconf -F -c -f /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmie) failed: rc=256 touch: cannot touch '/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmlogger': No such file or directory [Thu Jan 23 13:49:15] pmmgr(12079/2182): /etc/pcp/pmmgr: system(/usr/lib/pcp/bin/pmlogconf -c -r -h local: /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmlogger >/dev/null) failed: rc=256 pmie: cannot open log "/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/pmie.log" for writing : No such file or directory Log for pmie on nturner-desktop started Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 pmie: cannot find realpath for log /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner- desktop/pmie.log: No such file or directory Log finished Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 pmlogger: cannot open log "/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/pmlogger.log" for writing : No such file or directory Log for pmlogger on nturner-desktop started Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 pmlogger: Warning: log file (/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/pmlogger.log) creation failed pmlogger: Cannot open config file "/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmlogger": No such file or directory Log finished Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory '/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop': Permission denied pmieconf: error - cannot write file /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmie: No such file or directory [Thu Jan 23 13:49:15] pmmgr(12079/2206): /etc/pcp/pmmgr: system(/usr/bin/pmieconf -F -c -f /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmie) failed: rc=256 pmie: cannot open log "/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/pmie.log" for writing : No such file or directory Log for pmie on nturner-desktop started Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 pmie: cannot find realpath for log /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner- desktop/pmie.log: No such file or directory Log finished Thu Jan 23 13:49:15 2014 /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory '/var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop': Permission denied pmieconf: error - cannot write file /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmie: No such file or directory [Thu Jan 23 13:49:15] pmmgr(12079/2211): /etc/pcp/pmmgr: system(/usr/bin/pmieconf -F -c -f /var/log/pcp/pmmgr/nturner-desktop/config.pmie) failed: rc=256 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: pcp 3.8.10ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-5.20-generic 3.13.0 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-5-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 23 13:45:46 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/pcp/bin/pmmgr ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) SourcePackage: pcp UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-23 (0 days ago) ** Affects: pcp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1272039 Title: pmmgr eating CPU, continuously logging errors to pmmgr.log To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcp/+bug/1272039/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs