Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apt-cacher
Was finding that apt-cacher-cleanup.pl had been running (I think, based
on time in top) for days, maybe weeks. Found the pid and killed it.
Got back onto that server tonight and found it running again (and again
I think for days).
Did went to /usr/share/apt-cacher and did this and got the error on line 561:
s...@crunch20:/usr/share/apt-cacher$ ./apt-cacher-cleanup.pl -s
Simulation mode. Just printing what would be done.
Could not enter the cache dir at ./apt-cacher-cleanup.pl line 561.
Did this and looped:
s...@crunch20:/usr/share/apt-cacher$ sudo ./apt-cacher-cleanup.pl -s
Simulation mode. Just printing what would be done.
Invoked as root, changing to root:root and re-execing.
Simulation mode. Just printing what would be done.
Invoked as root, changing to root:root and re-execing.
Simulation mode. Just printing what would be done.
Invoked as root, changing to root:root and re-execing.
Simulation mode. Just printing what would be done.
Invoked as root, changing to root:root and re-execing.
I don't know perl but I think it might be this code:
# change uid and gid if root
if ($cfg->{user} && !$> or $cfg->{group} && !$)) {
printmsg("Invoked as root, changing to $cfg->{user}:$cfg->{group} and
re-execing.\n");
setup_ownership($cfg);
# Rexec to ensure /proc/self/fd ownerships correct which are needed for
red
# patching with pdiffs
exec($0, @savedARGV) or die "Unable to rexec $0: $!\n";
}
I'm ASSUMING that $cfg is getting info from /etc/apt-cacher/apt-cacher.conf in
general and in particular these two lines:
group=root
user=root
Can anyone explain when or why this was added? U believe my apt-
cacher.conf has been coded like this since April of 2008 when I first
installed it. The machine was recently (a couple months ago) upgraded
from v8.04LTS to v10.04LTS of Xubuntu.
Running now with the "if" code above commented out and with the -s
switch. It did GETs on the lists and now is "READING" all the
repositories... wow, I've accumulated mucho 'stuff' in 2 years. Might
consider just clearing out the cache and starting fresh.
Anyway, if anybody can tell me how I should be addressing this I'd love
to hear. Thanx, Skip
Xubuntu v10.04
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s...@crunch20:~$ uname -a
Linux crunch20 2.6.32-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jul 5 09:20:59 UTC 2010
x86_64 GNU/Linux
................................................
s...@crunch20:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid
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s...@crunch20:~$ apt-cache policy apt-cacher
apt-cacher:
Installed: 1.6.10ubuntu2
Candidate: 1.6.10ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 1.6.10ubuntu2 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
................................................
what I expected -> it to run in a timely manor (hour or two, not days)
what happened -> it ran for days
** Affects: apt-cacher (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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apt-cacher-cleanup.pl loops when .conf has user=root
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/622161
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