[Xymon] xymon hostdata module going rogue

[J.C. Cleaver]

On Wed, June 10, 2015 10:44 am, Scot Kreienkamp wrote:

>> >
>> > So every time I send a drop message I get a defunct process hanging
>> out.
>> > Bug in Xymon?
>> >
>> > This is on RHEL5, xymon 4.3.21.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Scot,
>>
>>
>> Some background: When doing a full drop on a host, xymond_hostdata (and
>> xymond_history, IIRC) forks to perform the recursive directory removal
>> of
>> history files and whatnot in the background, then exits out. That's why
>> it
>> corresponds to those events.
>>
>>
>> Looks like xymond_hostdata.c is missing a SIGCHLD registration, which
>> is
>> causing the defunct processes to stack up. Strangely, I haven't
>> observed
>> this behavior on RHEL6 at all though, even though we're dropping hosts
>> all
>> the time. Odd.
>>
>>
>> The following patch should fix the issue for you, I believe.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -jc
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>
>
>
> Hi JC,
>
> Thanks, but no such luck.  I deleted the entire 4.3.21 source tree and
> expanded it again to make sure I get a pristine source, put the patch in
> the xymond directory, applied the patch with patch -p1.  It applied
> cleanly so I did a configure, make, make install.  I am still getting the
> defunct processes though.  I am not seeing anything in the logs.
>


Oy, my apologies.

That's what I get for typing faster than thinking.
Can you try this patch instead?

-jc


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