From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jul 29 11:39:44 2019 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Jul 2019 15:39:44 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48987 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hs7kV-0005hD-Rf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:39:44 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:42465) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hs7kU-0005h6-D7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:39:42 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49313) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hs7kT-0000WW-DU for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:39:42 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hs7kS-0007Gr-De for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:39:41 -0400 Received: from mx1.mailbox.org ([80.241.60.212]:24938) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hs7kS-0007EH-86 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:39:40 -0400 Received: from smtp2.mailbox.org (smtp2.mailbox.org [IPv6:2001:67c:2050:105:465:1:2:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 581B95033E for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:39:37 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at heinlein-support.de Received: from smtp2.mailbox.org ([80.241.60.241]) by spamfilter04.heinlein-hosting.de (spamfilter04.heinlein-hosting.de [80.241.56.122]) (amavisd-new, port 10030) with ESMTP id SVN_yCrolJ7G for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:39:35 +0200 (CEST) From: Robert Vollmert Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.11\)) Subject: mcron leaves zombies around Message-Id: <70F6F2EB-3619-4175-885F-C970448355D7@vllmrt.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:39:33 +0200 To: bug-guix@gnu.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 80.241.60.212 X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) It seems that mcron doesn=E2=80=99t clean up after itself. I regularly = see some zombie processes around, presumably left over by each of my two 15-minute cron jobs: root 21285 0.0 0.3 24124 3248 ? Ss 11:05 0:00 = /gnu/store/mamwayq00mqs85kgs6ibww7xw6dy776s-mcron-1.1.1/bin/mcron = /gnu/store/rdi71izz4d16v77hb8h2jks0s3q9zini-mcron-job = /gnu/store/k7dn1v7qpi4kz183glmbgsf1c7pj19xx-mcron-job = /gnu/store/lfyj23bzhc14y5rqi91g493jql9dphxk-mcron-job = /gnu/store/mx9k5n92kmhryn3vh4607hrmnkjb8dl6-mcron-job = /gnu/store/l4nxmajr0i5g07fxvrgnaw29zd1jq0qw-mcron-job root 26611 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 17:29 0:00 [mcron] = root 26612 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 17:29 0:00 [mcron] = In case that matters, they=E2=80=99re defined using the following: (define puzzledb-tweets-pzv-job (let* ((exp (with-imported-modules '((helpers)) #~(begin (use-modules (helpers)) (let ((backend (read-secret "tools.jwt")) (twitter (read-secret "twitter.token"))) (runl (string-append #$puzzledb-tools "/bin/tweets") "-backend_token" backend "-token" twitter "-deletes"))))) (script (program-file "puzzledb-tweets-pzv-job" exp))) #~(job "*/15 * * * *" ; every fifteen minutes #$script))) where the module helpers contains: (define-module (helpers) #:use-module (ice-9 textual-ports) #:export (runl read-secret)) (define* (runl prog . args) (apply execl prog prog args)) (define* (read-secret file) (string-trim-both (get-string-all (open-input-file (string-append "/etc/puzzledb/secrets/" file))))) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Aug 23 23:55:53 2021 Received: (at 36838) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Aug 2021 03:55:53 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42890 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mINXU-00028O-VJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:55:53 -0400 Received: from mail-qt1-f175.google.com ([209.85.160.175]:46634) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mINXR-000289-06 for 36838@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:55:51 -0400 Received: by mail-qt1-f175.google.com with SMTP id x5so15686663qtq.13 for <36838@debbugs.gnu.org>; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:55:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=uXMP7LEHhW6u/Ak2nPeGDGWiVEeK8YEnMneq+TbjZnQ=; b=W0Kg0+c0400JogRA0E1XJuz1GjmlmTD2q5GVv0TCdvA32mKw5W+lL/8XYBhvXcJY/2 9k48NmNPavibW6rfnjU+f0BqvEJHHhCfuXqgRNVAebcTBY/I6N57SyFxw9XYQ5BJDzWu 68gL2q9LBvNaN3As27EDUC20cspC439K0lhujJ/CVUs0XaIdJKvoDZdiEWTcL3mMGRNp wnbWeU6oXaUIEByPBnNMn0KqAKisxpRpKHcVLe81PGjzDSolcymRgeR0JYVqkUla3orN JR2m4fQducZb5x9zo4UyomA+ftrymQxMifWDih8O411ESm2IwiGTOpWTyviNGuJBLj0F aHFg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=uXMP7LEHhW6u/Ak2nPeGDGWiVEeK8YEnMneq+TbjZnQ=; b=uAh8dRpC+d1RGDfpuMqmO07XIpLLho4a3f+SO4Xrd1IV2ljytqTXmyZoZu0LMtgTDk IQGibTJXEFp7+XCDjmI6gzCa50RIQt9OfSDSYQWB19tbP5U72hOhW9A00Wd4x1MydS36 EFXCL9JaDWPZ+u2yCvDBHuV1fxVMfp44HherBoYNv1mwGyoqJiFVGFCl8kAFioYRNZP0 Zcd0x/Sx3Uig9dh1aYawFrE5ZHCHBs6qWr0aSIEaZJGBTA9qOns87Pby1A7ftKMdPrtM COhyPSPaejxoCr1fr+VbyR+qI+nO/CAELtpEGd1iEtCCDQBJMHJSCv66JhgebvH7lrgk +4Fw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532XA1Zwxfs+HgO3KZeTIzctBjfFExamNFOaVQED2sC87TPs+Eiw TLflRc9bL61aZi4qvqlW04I0sQwrEH4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz2lSJrrIyKmjrEFJSgK36SvyKIcekiPLQ/uCDHj9wn3UbG4/YmF1OQArY3gilGyjUna/SiWQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:622a:493:: with SMTP id p19mr32629705qtx.195.1629777343176; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:55:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hurd (dsl-10-129-227.b2b2c.ca. [72.10.129.227]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id o20sm7536650qtk.41.2021.08.23.20.55.42 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:55:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Maxim Cournoyer To: Robert Vollmert Subject: Re: bug#36838: mcron leaves zombies around References: <70F6F2EB-3619-4175-885F-C970448355D7@vllmrt.net> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:55:42 -0400 In-Reply-To: <70F6F2EB-3619-4175-885F-C970448355D7@vllmrt.net> (Robert Vollmert's message of "Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:39:33 +0200") Message-ID: <87fsuzts1t.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36838 Cc: 36838@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hello Robert, Robert Vollmert writes: > It seems that mcron doesn=E2=80=99t clean up after itself. I regularly see > some zombie processes around, presumably left over by each of my > two 15-minute cron jobs: > > root 21285 0.0 0.3 24124 3248 ? Ss 11:05 0:00 /gnu/sto= re/mamwayq00mqs85kgs6ibww7xw6dy776s-mcron-1.1.1/bin/mcron /gnu/store/rdi71i= zz4d16v77hb8h2jks0s3q9zini-mcron-job /gnu/store/k7dn1v7qpi4kz183glmbgsf1c7p= j19xx-mcron-job /gnu/store/lfyj23bzhc14y5rqi91g493jql9dphxk-mcron-job /gnu/= store/mx9k5n92kmhryn3vh4607hrmnkjb8dl6-mcron-job /gnu/store/l4nxmajr0i5g07f= xvrgnaw29zd1jq0qw-mcron-job > root 26611 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 17:29 0:00 [mcron] = > root 26612 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 17:29 0:00 [mcron] = > > In case that matters, they=E2=80=99re defined using the following: > > (define puzzledb-tweets-pzv-job > (let* ((exp > (with-imported-modules '((helpers)) > #~(begin > (use-modules (helpers)) > (let ((backend (read-secret "tools.jwt")) > (twitter (read-secret "twitter.token"))) > (runl (string-append #$puzzledb-tools "/bin/tweets") > "-backend_token" backend > "-token" twitter > "-deletes"))))) > (script (program-file "puzzledb-tweets-pzv-job" exp))) > #~(job "*/15 * * * *" ; every fifteen minutes > #$script))) > > where the module helpers contains: > > (define-module (helpers) > #:use-module (ice-9 textual-ports) > #:export (runl read-secret)) > > (define* (runl prog . args) > (apply execl prog prog args)) > > (define* (read-secret file) > (string-trim-both > (get-string-all > (open-input-file > (string-append "/etc/puzzledb/secrets/" file))))) Thank you for the report. I don't seem to have any mcron zombies on my system and have one job running every 5 minutes, another once per day, another every 3 days. Does the problem still exist for you? Thanks, Maxim From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Aug 24 06:13:05 2021 Received: (at 36838) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Aug 2021 10:13:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43311 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mITQT-0001xU-Pr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:13:05 -0400 Received: from mailrelay.tugraz.at ([129.27.2.202]:60682) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mITQO-0001xB-O6 for 36838@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:13:00 -0400 Received: from nijino.local (62-47-226-13.adsl.highway.telekom.at [62.47.226.13]) by mailrelay.tugraz.at (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4Gv4g913HHz1LWpd; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:12:53 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 mailrelay.tugraz.at 4Gv4g913HHz1LWpd DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=tugraz.at; s=mailrelay; t=1629799973; bh=N7TuRsu83uc9rQbgrdljDh2RwjUCOGjTYDrIiiBFmkM=; h=Subject:From:To:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=oTMzjRg6gOS+60+2BshMH9TDtDwrtbYfU1wvmtp1T2cKScNvyC5IjgzzmckdUBQJT igbOpmIaH7RUb48fcPuEUf27d/h6xfDlO+QLtB80A6cHZzXSAl4HZRyhvWhvBila8g 5S5UZ9KpPzgHnL/lBhptI6C2MrtGifpLIlrMF+5s= Message-ID: Subject: bug#36838: mcron leaves zombies around From: Leo Prikler To: maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com, 36838@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:12:52 +0200 In-Reply-To: 87fsuzts1t.fsf@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" User-Agent: Evolution 3.34.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-TUG-Backscatter-control: bt4lQm5Tva3SBgCuw0EnZw X-Spam-Scanner: SpamAssassin 3.003001 X-Spam-Score-relay: -1.9 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.74 on 129.27.10.117 X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36838 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hi Maxim, I still have a defunct mcron flying around with a fairly standard Guix configuration. The only service running through mcron seems to be rottlog-service-type. 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[72.10.141.212]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id b19sm10128055qkc.7.2021.08.29.14.35.52 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:35:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Maxim Cournoyer To: 36838@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#36838: mcron leaves zombies around References: Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:35:51 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Leo Prikler's message of "Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:12:52 +0200") Message-ID: <87k0k4szm0.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36838 Cc: Leo Prikler X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi Leo, Leo Prikler writes: > Hi Maxim, > > I still have a defunct mcron flying around with a fairly standard Guix > configuration. The only service running through mcron seems to be > rottlog-service-type. If you have the energy/bandwidth, would you mind trying this patch here: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-mcron/2021-08/msg00008.html; it may have positive side-effects in that regard, I believe. I've modified the mcron package to use a local checkout in my system config like so: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- @@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ ;;; RAID-1c3 storage bay. (use-modules (gnu) (guix modules) - (srfi srfi-1)) + (srfi srfi-1) + ;; for mcron experiment + (gnu packages autotools) + (gnu packages guile-xyz) + (gnu packages man) + (gnu packages texinfo) + (guix git) + (guix packages)) (use-service-modules admin desktop docker linux mail mcron networking nfs nix spice ssh sysctl telephony virtualization vpn xorg) @@ -196,6 +203,15 @@ (pam-limits-entry "@realtime" 'both 'memlock 'unlimited))) (service mcron-service-type (mcron-configuration + (mcron (package/inherit mcron + (source (git-checkout + (url "file:///home/maxim/src/mcron"))) + (native-inputs (append + `(("autoconf" ,autoconf) + ("automake" ,automake) + ("help2man" ,help2man) + ("texinfo" ,texinfo)) + (package-native-inputs mcron))))) (jobs (list duckdns-job backup-home-job --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- The output is now annotated as: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: Cannot open mailer: No such file or directory 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: cannot send message: No such file or directory 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: Cannot open mailer: No such file or directory 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: cannot send message: No such file or directory 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: Cannot open mailer: No such file or directory 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: cannot send message: No such file or directory 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: completed in 93.625s 2021-08-25T00:05:00 duckdns-update: running... 2021-08-25T00:05:01 duckdns-update: completed in 0.519s --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- And I don't have any mcron zombie process lying around, unless I'm reading the ps output wrong. 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[66.158.159.145]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d26-20020a0caa1a000000b0063631be090csm326713qvb.125.2023.07.20.06.19.07 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:19:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Maxim Cournoyer To: 36838-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#36838: mcron leaves zombies around References: <87k0k4szm0.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:19:06 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87k0k4szm0.fsf@gmail.com> (Maxim Cournoyer's message of "Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:35:51 -0400") Message-ID: <87zg3qlnzp.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36838-done Cc: Leo Prikler X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi, Maxim Cournoyer writes: > Hi Leo, > > Leo Prikler writes: > >> Hi Maxim, >> >> I still have a defunct mcron flying around with a fairly standard Guix >> configuration. The only service running through mcron seems to be >> rottlog-service-type. > > If you have the energy/bandwidth, would you mind trying this patch here: > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-mcron/2021-08/msg00008.html; it > may have positive side-effects in that regard, I believe. > > I've modified the mcron package to use a local checkout in my system > config like so: > > @@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ > ;;; RAID-1c3 storage bay. > (use-modules (gnu) > (guix modules) > - (srfi srfi-1)) > + (srfi srfi-1) > + ;; for mcron experiment > + (gnu packages autotools) > + (gnu packages guile-xyz) > + (gnu packages man) > + (gnu packages texinfo) > + (guix git) > + (guix packages)) > > (use-service-modules admin desktop docker linux mail mcron networking nfs nix > spice ssh sysctl telephony virtualization vpn xorg) > @@ -196,6 +203,15 @@ > (pam-limits-entry "@realtime" 'both 'memlock 'unlimited))) > (service mcron-service-type > (mcron-configuration > + (mcron (package/inherit mcron > + (source (git-checkout > + (url "file:///home/maxim/src/mcron"))) > + (native-inputs (append > + `(("autoconf" ,autoconf) > + ("automake" ,automake) > + ("help2man" ,help2man) > + ("texinfo" ,texinfo)) > + (package-native-inputs mcron))))) > (jobs (list duckdns-job > backup-home-job > > > The output is now annotated as: > > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: Cannot open mailer: No such file or directory > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: cannot send message: No such file or directory > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: Cannot open mailer: No such file or directory > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: cannot send message: No such file or directory > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: Cannot open mailer: No such file or directory > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: mail: cannot send message: No such file or directory > 2021-08-25T00:01:34 /gnu/store/xcngj8vg5j8g54r3aqm71vbgsgrsjl31-rottlog-0.72.2/sbin/rottlog: completed in 93.625s > 2021-08-25T00:05:00 duckdns-update: running... > 2021-08-25T00:05:01 duckdns-update: completed in 0.519s > > And I don't have any mcron zombie process lying around, unless I'm > reading the ps output wrong. It's been a while and I haven't seen this problem myself in all this time; closing. Do reopen if you encounter it or better yet, have a reproducer for it. -- Thanks, Maxim From unknown Sun Jun 22 20:58:52 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:24:05 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator