[TS-348] Infinite core file creation

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.0
• Component/s: Configuration
• Assignee: James Peach
• Reporter: Mladen Turk
• Created: 13/May/10 10:59
• Updated: 17/Nov/16 12:38
• Resolved: 01/Apr/13 19:40

Description

If traffic server is started with non root user account the launch script endlessly loops in start attempts
generating core.PID file on each iteration.
This creates 80+ MB core file about each second until the disk gets full.

The following log entry is added on each iteration:
E. Mgmt] log ==> [TrafficManager] using root directory '/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local'
[May 13 12:50:18.299]

{3086546656} STATUS: opened var/log/trafficserver/manager.log
[TrafficServer] using root directory '/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local'
[May 13 12:50:20.830] {1074246896} STATUS: opened var/log/trafficserver/diags.log
FATAL: Can't change group to user: nobody, gid: 99
/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local/bin/traffic_server - STACK TRACE:
/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local/bin/traffic_server(ink_fatal_va+0x8f)[0x83451c7]
/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local/bin/traffic_server(ink_fatal_die+0x1d)[0x83451f7]
/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local/bin/traffic_server(_Z14change_uid_gidPKc+0xd8)[0x8152a52]
/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local/bin/traffic_server(main+0x1296)[0x8153e68]
/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc)[0x7bee9c]
/home/mturk/tmp/trafficserver-trunk/trunk-svn/release1/usr/local/bin/traffic_server[0x80f3b31]
[May 13 12:50:21.176] Manager {3086546656}

ERROR: [LocalManager::pollMgmtProcessServer] Server Process terminated due to Sig 6: Aborted
[May 13 12:50:21.176] Manager

{3086546656} ERROR: (last system error 2: No such file or directory)
[May 13 12:50:21.176] Manager {3086546656}

ERROR: [Alarms::signalAlarm] Server Process was reset
[May 13 12:50:21.176] Manager

{3086546656}

ERROR: (last system error 2: No such file or directory)

Issue Links

• is related to: TS-15 User nobody / group nobody might not exist
• is related to: TS-5056 Implement nonrecoverable error mechanism