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Re: [pcp] A number of pmlogger_check gripes ...

To: Ken McDonell <kenj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [pcp] A number of pmlogger_check gripes ...
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:55:14 -0400 (EDT)
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Thread-topic: A number of pmlogger_check gripes ...

----- Original Message -----
> On 15/07/13 12:51, Nathan Scott wrote:
> > Hi Ken,
> > ...
> > Given other follow-up mail, could the reverse of what you wrote
> > above have happened (no PCP_SYSCONF_DIR file initially)?  Or,
> > could you be a victim of the PCP_VAR_DIR/pmlogger/config ->
> > PCP_SYSCONF_DIR transition? (if so, this issue would have had
> > nothing to do with the pmlogconf changes at all!).
> 
> On reflection, your second explanation above is most likely.
> 
> This was an older PCP installation (predates the move to
> $PCP_SYSCONF_DIR) and I hand installed just the pmlogger_* scripts [yes
> I know about the cardinal rules of not doing this], but I was out of
> options to find a testbed to check my fix for
> http://oss.sgi.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=979
> 
> I did review the diffs in the scripts, but amongst all the differences I
> checked I totally missed the PCP_VAR_DIR/pmlogger/config -> PCP_SYSCONF_DIR.
> 
> Apologies for the grief.

No problem at all - it was a timely reminder to take extra care when
we are working in this area!

It made me reminisce about the occasional puppet-driven update I have
seen, pushing changes out to hundreds of machines, and shortly alarms
start going off on the first few ... oh, that sinking feeling!  ;)

cheers.

--
Nathan

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