[Bug 811823] Re: idmapd upstart job ends in an inconsistent state if /usr is a separate partition

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This bug was fixed in the package nfs-utils - 1:1.2.2-4ubuntu8

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nfs-utils (1:1.2.2-4ubuntu8) oneiric; urgency=low

  * debian/nfs-common.idmapd.upstart: don't use a script unnecessarily for
    our job when we can exec directly - making the job more resilient in
    the face of races with /usr being mounted.  LP: #811823.
  * Drop rpc_pipefs.conf; this has gotten far more complicated than it
    should be, just do the mount in-line in each of the gssd and idmapd
    jobs.
 -- Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com>   Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:23:01 -0700

** Changed in: nfs-utils (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  idmapd upstart job ends in an inconsistent state if /usr is a separate
  partition

Status in “nfs-utils” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nfs-utils” source package in Lucid:
  Triaged
Status in “nfs-utils” source package in Maverick:
  Triaged
Status in “nfs-utils” source package in Natty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Because the idmapd upstart job uses a script line instead of directly
  exec'ing the server, in the case where /usr is a separate partition
  and not yet mounted at the time the job is started (e.g., because an
  NFS mount is attempted in parallel to an fsck of /usr), the job will
  fail to start and get wedged in a 'start/running' state with no
  associated PID (upstart bug #545673).  If we exec the daemon directly,
  upstart will detect the exec() failure and respawn as needed.

  This partially addresses the problems described in bug #643289, and is
  worth SRUing in its own right even though it doesn't provide a
  complete solution for all users.

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