You have been subscribed to a public bug: 1. Ubuntu $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10
2. Cobbler $ apt-cache policy cobbler cobbler: Installed: 2.1.0+git20110602-0ubuntu26 Candidate: 2.1.0+git20110602-0ubuntu26 Version table: *** 2.1.0+git20110602-0ubuntu26 0 500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3. and 4. Description After making changes to cobbler configuration, my simple bash script fails restarting the cobbler service and syncing the configuration, i.e. having the two commands in the script running one after another like this: sudo service cobbler restart sudo cobbler sync produces following output: "cobblerd does not appear to be running/accessible", although if same commands are run manually in the terminal, one after another - all is working well, i.e. 'cobbler-sync' successfully ends up with "*** TASK COMPLETE ***" The workaround that I found is to insert a short timeout [even one second is enough] in between the two commands: sudo service cobbler restart sleep 1 sudo cobbler sync which produces the same output as when restarting and syncing the configuration manually. My hypothesis is that in the moment when 'sudo cobbler sync' is run the cobbler service has not yet been completely restarted and, hence, the service is not [yet] running/accessible. I have tested it on several 32-bit Ubuntu Natty/Oneric machines, and all tests have produced the same result. The most atomic test I came up with is to run a script with only the two above mentioned commands which should fail: sudo service cobbler restart sudo cobbler sync And same script with a timeout in between, which should succeed: sudo service cobbler restart sleep 1 sudo cobbler sync I dont know whether this bug is in cobbler or in the way ubuntu performs restart of cobbler service. A short description of the circumstances I found this bug and a link to the actual bash script, if needed, can be found on my group's project blog post http://awaseconfigurations.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/cobbler- setup-script-problem-with-restarting-service-and-rebuilding- configuration/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: cobbler 2.1.0+git20110602-0ubuntu26 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Nov 9 21:25:29 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: cobbler UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cobbler (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity -- 'cobbler sync' fails when run in a bash script after 'service cobbler restart' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/888266 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to cobbler in Ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs