Re: Posible bug

Craig Barratt via BackupPC-devel <[email protected]> Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:17:51 -0700
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Eduardo,

I tried this on 4.1.3 and it works (created a host, deliberately
misconfigured to create a status error that appears on the main status
page, renamed the host and confirmed the status error disappears).

Craig

On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Eduardo Kaftanski <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> I renamed the host using the cgi interface.
>
> Selected 'Edit Hosts'. Changed the name of the host and pressed 'Save'
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Craig Barratt via BackupPC-devel <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Eduardo,
>>
>> What did you do when you said "rename the host"?  Did you manually edit
>> the hosts file, and mv /TOPDIR/pc/HOST_OLD to  /TOPDIR/pc/HOST_NEW?
>>
>> BackupPC should remove the old status when it next reads the hosts file.
>> It does that on startup, on each wakeup if the mtime has changed, when it
>> receives a HUP signal, or when it receives a "server reload" command.  So
>> it's possible you noticed the stuck error before any of those events
>> happened.
>>
>> Craig
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Eduardo Kaftanski <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>  I think I found a small bug...
>>>
>>>  How to reproduce:
>>>
>>> -add a host
>>> -try to make a backup and fail for soem reason (in my case was ssh
>>> privileges)
>>> -rename the host
>>>
>>> The error stays and wont go away until you create a host with the
>>> original name and then delete the host. I received warning mails until I
>>> did this.
>>>
>>> I am running 3.3, I don't know if it was fixed in 4.x as I had not
>>> needed to upgrade yet.
>>>
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Eduardo,<div><br></div><div>I tried this on 4.1.3 and it w=
orks (created a host, deliberately misconfigured to create a status error t=
hat appears on the main status page, renamed the host and confirmed the sta=
tus error disappears).</div><div><br>Craig</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_e=
xtra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Eduar=
do Kaftanski <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div>I renamed the host using the cgi in=
terface.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Selected &#39;Edit Hosts&#39;. Chan=
ged the name of the host and pressed &#39;Save&#39;</div><div><br></div></d=
iv><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Craig Barratt vi=
a BackupPC-devel <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:backuppc-devel@lis=
ts.sourceforge.net" target=3D"_blank">backuppc-devel@lists.<wbr>sourceforge=
.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Eduardo,<br><div><br></div><div>What did you do when you said &quot;rena=
me the host&quot;?=C2=A0 Did you manually edit the hosts file, and mv /TOPD=
IR/pc/HOST_OLD to=C2=A0=C2=A0/TOPDIR/pc/HOST_NEW?</div><div><br></div><div>=
BackupPC should remove the old status when it next reads the hosts file.=C2=
=A0 It does that on startup, on each wakeup if the mtime has changed, when =
it receives a HUP signal, or when it receives a &quot;server reload&quot; c=
ommand.=C2=A0 So it&#39;s possible you noticed the stuck error before any o=
f those events happened.<br><br>Craig</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"m_8746044531756741167h5"=
>On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Eduardo Kaftanski <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>=
&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><di=
v class=3D"m_8746044531756741167h5"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div>Hi,<div=
><br></div><div>=C2=A0I think I found a small bug...</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>=C2=A0How to reproduce:</div><div><br></div><div>-add a host</div><div>-=
try to make a backup and fail for soem reason (in my case was ssh privilege=
s)</div><div>-rename the host</div><div><br></div><div>The error stays and =
wont go away until you create a host with the original name and then delete=
 the host. I received warning mails until I did this.</div><div><br></div><=
div>I am running 3.3, I don&#39;t know if it was fixed in 4.x as I had not =
needed to upgrade yet.</div><div><br></div><div>thanks.</div><span class=3D=
"m_8746044531756741167m_6303384101383158826HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">=
<div><br></div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"m=
_8746044531756741167m_6303384101383158826m_4972100246746409280gmail_signatu=
re" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Eduardo Kaftanski<br><a href=3D"mail=
to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br><a href=3D"mailt=
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