Quoting "Steven R. Gerber" <open...@gerber-systems.com>: > On 3/24/2011 2:36 PM, richardtoo...@paradise.net.nz wrote: > > Quoting "Steven R. Gerber" <open...@gerber-systems.com>: > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> Subject: Re: rdist times out but will not die > >> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:49:01 +1300 > >> From: Richard Toohey <richardtoo...@paradise.net.nz> > >> To: Steven R. Gerber <sger...@gerber-systems.com> > >> CC: t...@openbsd.org > >> > >> On 24/03/2011, at 4:06 PM, Steven R. Gerber wrote: > >> > >>> On 3/20/2011 2:07 PM, Steven R. Gerber wrote: > >>>> I want to do local/remote mirror/backup (or should that be > >> local-mirror > >>>> / offsite-backup). > >>>> So a two-part question: > >>>> 1. Even if there is a timeout, shouldn't the job/process exit? > >>>> > >> ************************************************************* > >> **************** > >> * > >>>> rdist@thedump: thedump: /mnt/mirror2/public/read_only/movies: > chown > >> from > >>>> rdist:operator to cdripper:operator > >>>> rdist@thedump: thedump: > >>>> /mnt/mirror2/public/read_only/movies/The_Thomas_Crown_Affair_1999: > >> chown > >>>> from rdist:operator to root:operator > >>>> rdist@thedump: > >>>> > >> /mnt/stripe2/public/read_only/movies/The_Thomas_Crow > >> n_Affair_1999/THOMAS_CROW > >> N_AFFAIR_16X9.md5: > >>>> updating > >>>> rdist@thedump: > >>>> > >> /mnt/stripe2/public/read_only/movies/The_Thomas_Crow > >> n_Affair_1999/THOMAS_CROW > >> N_AFFAIR_16X9.iso: > >>>> installing > >>>> rdist@thedump: LOCAL ERROR: Response time out > >>>> rdist@thedump: updating of rdist@thedump finished > >>>> $ ps -ax|grep rdist > >>>> 26025 ?? I 0:00.00 tee /var/log/rdist/2011-03-20 > >>>> 11059 ?? I 0:00.01 rdist -f /etc/Distfile > >>>> 28446 ?? I 0:22.99 rdist: update rdist@thedump (rdist) > >>>> 7795 ?? I 1:10.32 ssh -l rdist thedump r > >>>> 13045 p0 S+ 0:00.00 grep rdist > >>>> > >> ************************************************************* > >> **************** > >> * > >>>> 2. I know that they happen from time to time. How can I > >> avoid/prevent > >>>> timeouts? The default is 900 sec AKA 15 min? How can this happen > >>>> between two local machines? > >> > >> How big is the file? > > > > So, how big is the file that it times out on? > > > > More than 2Gb? Guess so if a movie file? > > > > I might be barking up the wrong tree, but it will take you two seconds > to see if > > there's anything in this > 2Gb idea and if I'm wrong, move on. > > > > Regardless of that, yes, put more debugging on - might give you some > more clues. > > > > OpenBSD helps those who help themselves. > Richard, > Thanks for the help. > I had already read the IBM note 'LOCAL ERROR: response time out' (from > 2006). (Google is not my enemy?) > I had already checked: the file is >2GB (4.4GB). > I ASSUMED that I can't the only who has tried to push large files with > rdist. I searched the OpenBSD list archives (mine go back to 2006) and > found nothing significant/useful. Maybe I missed something? > I immediately moved to the misc list per your suggestion. > I did a (manual) run of rdist with "-D" and got similar results -- I am > still analyzing those messages. > I usually do not compile OpenBSD, so it will take a while to review the > rdist source code (client.c?).
Thanks ... never assume anything, eh? 8-) If your files are > 2Gb, then that IBM link seems to be spot on, and answers (maybe) number 2 on your list - why would you get a timeout on a local transfer (if hardware related, you'd expect sftp to fail, or there to be other noticeable issues)? I've not used rdist before, but I don't mind having a look now that I know your files are > 2Gb. But going to be a quiet (ha!) evening project, so no promises (and maybe someone else will blow the theory out of the water and provide a different answer/fix.) The IBM note suggests that both client & server need to be amended, IF I am on the right track. This is all purely speculative on my part, but it does SEEM to match what you are seeing, doesn't it? Thanks. > > Thanks again. > > >> > >> Sure it is not *something* like this? > >> > >> https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY85396 > >> > >> client.c > >> > >> 869 /* > >> 870 * Parse size > >> 871 */ > >> 872 size = (off_t) strtol(cp, (char **)&cp, 10); > >> > >> *Maybe* that strtol() should be strtoll()? > >> > >> Anyway, don't I think tech@ is necessarily the list for this - misc@ > or > >> file a > >> bug. > >> > >> And/or keep debugging & digging - the source is all there! > >> > >> HTH. > >> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> Sorry to reply to myself, but I really need help with this. > >>> The movies always timeout via rdist. If I transfer the movies > myself > >>> via sftp then there are no timeouts. > >>> The processes continue to accumulate everyday unless I manually > kill > >> them. > >>> I know that I am missing something. Should I edit /etc/daily to > turn > >> on > >>> debugging? > >>> > >>> Please/Thanks.
