GNU bug report logs - #71139
Shepherd hangs due to NTP sync

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Message #8 received at 71139 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me>
Cc: 71139 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71139: herd unresponsive on new 1.4.0 install
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 11:35:04 +0200

Hi,

Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me> skribis:

> On a new Guix 1.4.0 install, I logged in and ran `herd status` to check
> if sshd was running. However, the command blocked indefinitely with no
> output. When I cancelled that and tried to shut the machine down with
> `halt`, it also blocked and did nothing. The system was not being
> reconfigured at the time.

Could it be that your system clock changed drastically, for instance in
response to ntpd synchronization?  There’s a bug when that happens:

  https://github.com/wingo/fibers/issues/89

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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