Re: [Condor-devel] brokenness in the negotiator

[Jaime Frey <jfrey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We're planning to release 7.8.5 as quickly as possible with a fix. We are also assembling a page with information about working around the problem until admins can upgrade: https://condor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/wiki?p=NegotiatorAssertWorkaround

The page is still being refined. Any comments you have about it would be welcome.

 -- Jaime

On Sep 25, 2012, at 6:41 PM, Brian Bockelman <bbockelm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Zach,
> 
> OSG, unfortunately, just released 7.8.4 to our sites today.  Do you recommend:
> 1) Revert to 7.8.3 (quite nasty).
> 2) Apply a minimal patch to our 7.8.4 build fixing this.
> 3) Wait until 7.8.5
> 
> ?  Of the options, I suppose my preference is (2), if there was a minimal patch you could point me at.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brian
> 
> On Sep 25, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Zachary Miller <zmiller@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> hi all,
>> 
>> i just discovered something.  i messed up pretty good with commit
>> a8e0d4854cc8dfd0b806f4235c3648438f4550e0 and just now discovered it.
>> 
>> it's in both the stable and devel series.
>> 
>> the problem is that the Accountantnew.log becomes corrupt due to the change,
>> and so when the negotiator starts up it barfs.
>> 
>> i remember checking to see what else this change would impact, but i obviously
>> overlooked a key spot (i.e. writing the ResourceName into the log).
>> 
>> so anyways, i just reverted it (V7_8_5-branch, V7_8-branch, master), but it's
>> kind of a nasty problem.  i'll probably have to write a "cleaner script" that
>> people can use since they won't want to just throw away all their accounting
>> history.
>> 
>> i will also write a new patch for #3221.
>> 
>> just wanted to make you all aware.
>> 
>> 
>> cheers,
>> -zach