I have seen this as well on 12.04 with just simple "puppet apply".
Looking through 2.7.12's changelog I see a few things that *might* be it. including: c5d3825 (#11740) Wait on the handle from the PROCESS_INFORMATION structure 4f493a3 (#12564) Stub CHILDSTATUS in all test cases, not just failure cases Either way, lets call this Confirmed for now, but I think it may prove to be fixed already in quantal. ** Changed in: puppet (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to puppet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1043292 Title: Hung agent processes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/+bug/1043292/+subscriptions -- 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