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Article #753finger-1.35 - locks up
From: Rob McMahon
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 16:19
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 16:19
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finger-1.35 / Sun4 / SunOS-4.1.2 / gcc-2.2.2 -O2
Fingerd seems to quickly lock up. (In fact it appears it only checks other
hosts on the network when I send it a `HUP'.) Then you start getting the
/usr/local/etc/fingerdir/hostdata: file has not changed in 0:10:38
message. An `strace' of the daemon gives the last few system calls as
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open("/usr/local/etc/fingerdir/clients".., WRONLY|CREAT|TRUNC, 666) = 3
write(3, "bramble.csv.warwick.ac.uk\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
write(3, "clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
write(3, "lily.csv.warwick.ac.uk\00.0)\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
write(3, "limpid.csv.warwick.ac.uk\0on\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
write(3, "orchid.csv.warwick.ac.uk\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
write(3, "shark.csv.warwick.ac.uk\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
write(3, "thistle.csv.warwick.ac.uk\0\0\0\0\0\0\0".., 84) = 84
close(3) = 0
sigcleanup() = 0
sigpause(0
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A `finger .clients' gives
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/usr/local/etc/fingerdir/clientstatus: file has not changed in 0:13:24
There are 7 clients served by orchid.
Hostname Address Status Idle Time
bramble.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.192.10 up(3 users)
clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.192.6 up(47 users)
lily.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.192.7 up(18 users)
limpid.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.193.194 idle(5 users) 2 days, 21:41:52
orchid.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.192.5 idle(5 users) 0:03:24
shark.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.193.193 up(4 users)
thistle.csv.warwick.ac.uk 137.205.128.4 idle(3 users) 0:07:24
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Any ideas ?
Cheers,
Rob
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