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Re: pmie_check starts too many pmie processes when /var/log/pcp is a sym

To: kenmcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: pmie_check starts too many pmie processes when /var/log/pcp is a symbolic link
From: Micah Altman <Micah_Altman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:07:57 -0500 (EST)
Cc: pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.40.0112031322050.29331-200000@masala.engr.sgi.com>
Reply-to: Micah_Altman@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sender: owner-pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx
Ken,

This resolves the problem on our system (i.e., it restarts pmie iff. it is
dead).

thanks,

Micah


On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 kenmcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Micah Altman wrote:
> 
> > > I've tried and I'm afraid I cannot reproduce this ... could you please
> > > send me ...
> 
> OK, now I can reproduce it, thanks.
> 
> Please apply the attached patch to pmie_check and let me know if this
> resolves the problem.
> 
> There is no doubt that the logic for matching up the control file with
> the pmie instances is busted in the presence of symlinks on the path
> to the pmie log file ... if anyone else has seen this, please apply the
> patch and let me know if it resolves the problem.
> 

______________________________________________________________________________
Micah Altman, Ph.D.             Associate Director, Harvard-MIT Data Center
                Director, Virtual Data Center Project, Harvard U. Library
 Research Associate, Center for Basic Research in the Social Science,
        Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University
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Disclaimer: This is an unofficial, unsigned, document.  (Copyright 2001)

Attachment: pmie_check.patch
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