[Xymon] 4.3.28 xymond problem - Can not bind to listen socket

[Mike Burger]

On 2017-01-23 12:02 pm, Mike Burger wrote:
> Good morning (or afternoon...check local listings).
> 
> I've been noticing this for quite a while, actually, going back to at
> least 4.3.27:
> 
> Starting xymon:                                            [  OK  ]
> 2017-01-23 11:47:27.577954 xymonlaunch starting
> 2017-01-23 11:47:27.578110 Loading tasklist configuration from
> /apps/xymon/server/etc/tasks.cfg
> 2017-01-23 11:47:27.583564 Loading hostnames
> [mburger at sysmon ~]$ 2017-01-23 11:47:27.589643 Loading saved state
> 2017-01-23 11:47:27.724514 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984
> 2017-01-23 11:47:27.724583 Cannot bind to listen socket (Address 
> already in use)
> 2017-01-23 11:47:27.726431 Task xymond terminated, status 1
> 2017-01-23 11:47:32.728441 Loading hostnames
> 2017-01-23 11:47:32.730506 Loading saved state
> 2017-01-23 11:47:32.828569 Setting up network listener on 0.0.0.0:1984
> 2017-01-23 11:47:32.828632 Cannot bind to listen socket (Address 
> already in use)
> 2017-01-23 11:47:32.830513 Task xymond terminated, status 1
> 
> I'm guessing that this isn't actually my issue, but what I'm seeing,
> since upgrading to 4.3.28, is things like being unable to view the
> list of ghost clients:
> 
> Failed to retrieve ghostlist from server
> 
> As well as slowness in obtaining client "info", other statuses, or
> incomplete info returned:
> 
> Cannot load host configuration
> 
> I've already verified that everything in my installation directory is
> owned by my Xymon user and group and that the apache user is a member
> of the xymon group.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Belay my last...I found, after having tried to gracefully stop and 
restart Xymon a few times, that xymond had not stopped...I killed the 
errant process, restarted it, and now everything's working as it should.


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Mike Burger
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