rsync - Dec 2006 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 4303] New: pre-xfer exec prevents output redirection of invoked commands

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4303

           Summary: pre-xfer exec prevents output redirection of invoked
                    commands
           Product: rsync
           Version: 2.6.9
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org
        ReportedBy: koen.vereeken@gmail.com
         QAContact: rsync-qa@samba.org


In my rsyncd.conf I have a pre-xfer exec defined:
[backup]
        comment = full backup
        pre-xfer exec = sh /etc/ntc/invoke_trigger backup all
        max connections = 1
        path = /var/lib/systemimager/backup
        read only = true
        use chroot = true
        list = true
        dont compress = *.gz *.tgz *.zip *.z *.rpm *.deb *.iso *.bz2 *.tbz

the invoke_trigger script will trigger machines by using an ssh connection:
ssh -qi privatekey -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -l sshuser server1 backup >
backup.sql
ssh -qi privatekey -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -l sshuser server2 backup

the backup command is a script that will be executed on the corresponding
machine.
When the backup script generates output to stdout, it won't be catched by
the
ssh in the invoke_trigger script. Also, the ssh connection to server1 and
server2 won't be closed, so that the invoke_trigger script waits forever on
the
first command.

When i manually execute the invoke_trigger script, it all works perfect.
I guess rsync prevents output redirection on forks or something..

Is there a way to start the rsync daemon so that this works?
Has it anything to do in the way the rsync daemon starts?
(I start it on bash: rsync --daemon --config=/etc/rsyncd.conf)


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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4303


koen.vereeken@gmail.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED




------- Comment #1 from koen.vereeken@gmail.com  2006-12-21 08:12 MST -------
fixed it myself, not an rsync issue :-)
the cause was ssh, which has no output redirection from forks coming from a
non-shell (for instance rsync). adding the -n parameter to ssh solves this
issue.


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