On 3/24/2011 4:33 PM, richardtoo...@paradise.net.nz wrote: > 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. [SNIP]
You are right on it! Thanks! Not to be greedy, but ... What do you think of the other issue that rdist logs a "finished" message but does not exit? Thanks.
