or maybe a yum pid check at startup. ...
I was out at a client with intermittent internet access -- I
found this on one of the servers.
check-packages, and yum each are querying into the rpm
database. It is an almost certainty that there is a deadly
embrace on the database here.
I'll reboot and analyze in a moment -- but at a minimum, only
one instance should be running at any time. A lockfile
mechanism for the cron version seems needed, if not the more
formal approach of checking for a valid yum pid lockfile at
startup, and bailing if found.
-- Russ Herrold
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:45:49 -0500
To: herrold@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: yum-interlock
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ? S 7:12 init [5]
2 ? SW 0:33 [keventd]
3 ? SW 0:20 [kapmd]
4 ? SWN 1:05 [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
5 ? SW 360:42 [kswapd]
6 ? SW 0:06 [bdflush]
7 ? SW 0:51 [kupdated]
8 ? SW 0:00 [mdrecoveryd]
12 ? SW 7:19 [kjournald]
64 ? SW 0:00 [khubd]
159 ? SW 0:03 [kjournald]
160 ? SW 1:37 [kjournald]
161 ? SW 0:01 [kjournald]
162 ? SW 0:01 [kjournald]
163 ? SW 2:58 [kjournald]
164 ? SW 8:58 [kjournald]
399 ? S 1:25 /sbin/dhcpcd -n eth0
438 ? S 4:08 syslogd -m 0
442 ? S 2:36 klogd -x
453 ? S 0:00 portmap
472 ? S 0:00 rpc.statd
559 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
573 ? S 0:00 xinetd -stayalive -reuse -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
601 ? S 0:59 lpd Waiting
617 ? S 0:00 rpc.rquotad
622 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
623 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
624 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
625 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
626 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
627 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
628 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
629 ? SW 0:00 [nfsd]
630 ? SW 0:00 [lockd]
631 ? SW 0:00 \_ [rpciod]
637 ? S 0:00 rpc.mountd
693 ? S 38:37 sendmail: accepting connections
706 ? S 1:19 sendmail: Queue runner@01:00:00 for /var/spool/client
716 ? S 7:07 gpm -t ps/2 -m /dev/mouse
727 ? S 35:16 /usr/sbin/httpd
22281 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22282 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22283 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22284 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22285 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22286 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22287 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
22288 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/httpd
737 ? S 1:50 cannaserver -syslog -u bin
746 ? S 2:57 crond
23504 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
23505 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
16651 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
16890 ? S 14:45 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
16652 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
13946 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
13947 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
13644 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
13647 ? S 15:46 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
13645 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
2942 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
2943 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
3539 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
3545 ? S 16:10 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
3540 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
25545 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
25546 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
26567 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
26570 ? S 18:15 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
26568 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
6644 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
6645 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
7607 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
7615 ? S 17:26 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
7608 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
29087 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
29088 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
31208 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
31214 ? S 16:01 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
31209 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
28211 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
28212 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
21290 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
21293 ? S 16:45 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
21291 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
18300 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
18301 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
19275 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
19278 ? S 15:43 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
19276 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
8370 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
8371 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
8909 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
8915 ? S 16:52 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
8910 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
30843 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
30844 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
23244 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
23250 ? S 18:37 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
23245 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
20964 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
20965 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
21937 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
21943 ? S 17:27 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
21938 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
11063 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
11064 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
11631 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
11634 ? S 17:19 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
11632 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
1175 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
1176 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
3086 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
3092 ? S 16:42 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
3087 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
14501 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
14502 ? S 1:25 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
22051 ? S 0:00 | | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
22280 ? S 0:54 | | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
22052 ? S 0:00 | | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
21770 ? S 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/sendmail -FCronDaemon -i -odi -oem
16942 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
16943 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
5871 ? S 0:00 | | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/check-packages
5877 ? S 0:00 | | | \_ /usr/lib/rpm/rpmq -q --all
5872 ? S 0:00 | | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/check-pac
5873 ? S 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/sendmail -FCronDaemon -i -odi -oem
6745 ? S 0:00 \_ CROND
6746 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
7500 ? S 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
7504 ? S 1:12 | | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -R 120 -
7501 ? S 0:00 | \_ awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron
7282 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/sendmail -FCronDaemon -i -odi -oem
797 ? S 2:47 xfs -droppriv -daemon
814 ? S 0:04 smbd -D
818 ? S 45:25 nmbd -D
845 ? S 1:51 /usr/sbin/atd
863 tty1 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
864 tty2 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
865 tty3 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
866 tty4 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
867 tty5 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
868 tty6 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
869 ? S 0:15 /usr/bin/gdm-binary
1128 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/gdm-binary
1368 ? S 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/gdmopen /usr/bin/dialog --yesno The
1373 tty8 S 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/gdmopen /usr/bin/dialog --yesno
31757 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/gdm-binary
31764 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
31813 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/share/apps/switch
31878 ? S 0:00 \_ kwrapper ksmserver --restore
954 ? SW 0:00 [loop0]
963 ? SW 0:00 [loop1]
969 ? SW 0:00 [loop2]
18783 ? S< 3:01 /usr/bin/X11/X -indirect localhost
31856 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: Running...
31873 ? S 0:02 \_ /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 60 -m artsmessage
31881 ? S 0:04 \_ kdeinit: kwin -session 11ac1023b40001024676695000
31895 ? S 0:45 \_ kdeinit: konsole -icon konsole -miniicon konsole
31898 pts/1 S 0:01 | \_ /bin/bash
32380 pts/1 R 0:00 | | \_ ps afx
32381 pts/1 D 0:00 | | \_ mail -s yum-interlock herrold@xxxxxxxxxxx
31934 pts/2 S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash
32177 pts/2 S 0:02 | | \_ ssh swampfox.owlriver.com
32336 pts/4 S 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash
32364 pts/4 S 0:01 | \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/yum install x32
32246 ? S 0:47 \_ /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/mozilla-bin
32334 ? S 0:06 \_ ksnapshot -icon ksnapshot -miniicon ksnapshot
31859 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid
31862 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: klauncher
31864 ? S 0:04 kdeinit: kded
31877 ? S 0:01 kdeinit: knotify
31880 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: ksmserver --restore
31883 ? S 0:06 kdeinit: kdesktop
31885 ? S 0:08 kdeinit: kicker
31888 ? S 0:06 kdeinit: klipper -icon klipper -miniicon klipper
31890 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kwrited
31893 ? S 0:00 kalarmd --login
32025 ? SL 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -A
32035 ? SL 0:00 ntpd -U ntp -g
