pacemaker-configuration is looking similar for both resources.
But nginx service-type should be 'forking' while while service-type of
'puppetserver' is simple.
Would've guessed it shouldn't make a difference here but maybe still worth
while checking if this is the crucial difference.

Regards,
Klaus

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM Windl, Ulrich <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi!
>
>
>
> I’d suggest two things:
>
>    1. Check the status using the systemctl status for the units and check
>    the RA’s monitor operation
>    2. Provide cluster status output when the state looks bad (I’m using
>    “crm_mon -1Arfj”, but your preference may be different)
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ulrich Windl
>
>
>
> *From:* Users <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Marek
> Pastierik
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2026 1:29 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [EXT] [ClusterLabs] Systemd resources stopping issue
>
>
>
> Dear ClusterLabs team,
>
> I would like to ask for clarification regarding Pacemaker behavior with
> systemd services.
>
> I am running *Pacemaker 2.1.10-2.el9* on a *3-node cluster* and currently
> have *8 cluster resources*, two of which are systemd-based services:
> *nginx.service* and *puppetserver.service*.
> Both of these services are intended to run on only one node, but I am
> testing whether Pacemaker will stop them if I manually start them on a
> second node.
>
> I am seeing different behavior for two very similarly defined primitives.
>
> Specifically, *nginx.service* is actively being stopped by Pacemaker on
> nodes where it should not be running, while *puppetserver.service* is
> not, even though I would expect the same behavior.
>
> For nginx, I can see the following message in pacemaker-controld logs:
>
> pacemaker-controld[520998]: notice: Requesting local execution of stop 
> operation for nginx_service on X.Y.Z
>
> For puppetserver, I do not see a corresponding stop operation being
> requested.
>
> The primitive definitions are:
>
> <primitive id="nginx_service" class="systemd" type="nginx.service">
>
>   <operations>
>
>     <op name="monitor" interval="10s" role="Started"
>
>         id="nginx_service-monitor-interval-10s"/>
>
>     <op name="monitor" interval="11s" role="Stopped"
>
>         id="nginx_service-monitor-interval-11s"/>
>
>     <op name="start" interval="0s"
>
>         id="nginx_service-start-interval-0s"/>
>
>     <op name="stop" interval="0s"
>
>         id="nginx_service-stop-interval-0s"/>
>
>   </operations>
>
>   <meta_attributes id="nginx_service-meta_attributes"/>
>
> </primitive>
>
>
>
> <primitive id="puppetserver_service" class="systemd" 
> type="puppetserver.service">
>
>   <operations>
>
>     <op name="monitor" interval="10s" role="Started"
>
>         id="puppetserver_service-monitor-interval-10s"/>
>
>     <op name="monitor" interval="30s" role="Stopped" timeout="30s"
>
>         id="puppetserver_service-monitor-interval-11s"/>
>
>     <op name="start" interval="0s"
>
>         id="puppetserver_service-start-interval-0s"/>
>
>     <op name="stop" interval="0s"
>
>         id="puppetserver_service-stop-interval-0s"/>
>
>   </operations>
>
>   <meta_attributes id="puppetserver_service-meta_attributes"/>
>
> </primitive>
>
> Could someone please explain why Pacemaker requests a local stop operation
> for nginx.service, but not for puppetserver.service?
> Is this related to differences in monitor intervals, systemd unit
> behavior, or Pacemaker’s internal state handling?
>
> Thank you in advance for any insight.
>
> Best regards,
> Marek Pastierik
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