GNU bug report logs - #76130
'herd status' cannot handle inaccessible logfiles (shepherd 1.0.1)

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Andrew Wong <wongandj <at> icloud.com>
Cc: 76130-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76130: 'herd status' cannot handle inaccessible logfiles
 (shepherd 1.0.1)
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:58:59 +0100

Hi Andrew,

Andrew Wong <wongandj <at> icloud.com> skribis:

> I've found a bug in shepherd 1.0.1. When a service has a log file in
> an 'inaccessible' location, e.g. a home service logging to /var/log,
> it causes 'herd status $service' to hang, as well as the overall 'herd
> service' command. I found it with this service[1] which silently
> failed to log, I guess, until I updated shepherd and found this bug.

Good catch.  This is fixed by cd6d35fe8adf5baaeb50adf2a96662fb30382eca,
which will be in 1.0.2, to be released in the coming days.

Thank you!

Ludo’.

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