Re: simple bug

[Lars Sodergren]

After some more testing it seems that all files less than 16 bytes in
size triggers this bugg, independent of its content.


On 23 May, To: address@hidden wrote:
> I have found a bug in version 2.0.1 on Solaris-8 that cause the protocol
> between cfagent and cfservd to fail. Any copy of a file with a single line
> containing a single D hangs the connection, it should be easy to verify.
> 
> I found this when we started using CVS (Concurrent Versions System)
> and CVS created files with a single D in empty directorys.
> 
> 
> Output from "cfagent -v":
> 
>> Checking copy from bangui.md.chalmers.se:/var/cfengine/conf/inputs.server to 
>> /var/cfengine/inputs
>> nairobi.md.chalmers.se: Update of image /var/cfengine/inputs/testfil from 
>> master /var/cfengine/conf/inputs.server/testfil on bangui.md.chalmers.se
>> Checking copy from bangui.md.chalmers.se:/var/cfengine/conf/bin/cfagent to 
>> /var/cfengine/bin/cfagent
>> nairobi.md.chalmers.se: Transmission refused or failed statting 
>> /var/cfengine/conf/bin/cfagent
>> Got: Z÷:aµ`
>> nairobi.md.chalmers.se: Can't stat /var/cfengine/conf/bin/cfagent in copy
>> Checking copy from bangui.md.chalmers.se:/var/cfengine/conf/bin/cfexecd to 
>> /var/cfengine/bin/cfexecd
>> nairobi.md.chalmers.se: Update of image /var/cfengine/bin/cfexecd from 
>> master /var/cfengine/conf/bin/cfexecd on bangui.md.chalmers.se
> 
> 
> The file testfil:
> 
>> bangui(165)# od -c testfil 
>> 0000000   D  \n
>> 0000002
> 
> The file testfil gets the connection out of sync causing the copy of cfagent 
> to
> fail and then the copy of cfexecd hangs.
> 
> 
> 

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