[pgpool-general: 8860] Re: pgpool cannot work inside systemd daemon service

Bo Peng pengbo at sraoss.co.jp
Mon Jul 3 17:35:51 JST 2023


Hi,

On Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:02:56 +0800
Zhaoxun Yan <yan.zhaoxun at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys!
> 
> I want systemd to monitor pgpool and restart another once it found it is
> dead. So here is this simple service named as auto_pgpool.service
> 
> [Unit]
> Description=run pgpool after auto_pgha service ## <-change run_XXX.sh
> 
> [Service]
> Type=simple
> ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgpool ## <-change run_XXX.sh
> Restart=on-failure
> RestartSec=3
> ## systemd bears daemon duty
> 
> [Install]
> WantedBy=multi-user.target
> 
> But it always failed and caused systemd to restart it again and again - *is
> it a false positive? and how can I avoid it?*
> 
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 systemd[1]: Started run pgpool after auto_pgha service
> ## <-change run_XXX.sh.
> ░░ Subject: A start job for unit auto_pgpool.service has finished
> successfully
> ░░ Defined-By: systemd
> ░░ Support: https://access.redhat.com/support
> ░░
> ░░ A start job for unit auto_pgpool.service has finished successfully.
> ░░
> ░░ The job identifier is 10863.
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]: pgpool-II version 4.4.3 (nurikoboshi),
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   A generic connection
> pool/replication/load balance server for PostgreSQL
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]: Usage:
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   pgpool [ -c] [ -f CONFIG_FILE ] [ -F
> PCP_CONFIG_FILE ] [ -a HBA_CONFIG_FILE ]
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:          [ -n ] [ -D ] [ -d ]
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   pgpool [ -f CONFIG_FILE ] [ -F
> PCP_CONFIG_FILE ] [ -a HBA_CONFIG_FILE ]
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:          [ -m SHUTDOWN-MODE ] stop
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   pgpool [ -f CONFIG_FILE ] [ -F
> PCP_CONFIG_FILE ] [ -a HBA_CONFIG_FILE ] reload
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]: Common options:
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -a, --hba-file=HBA_CONFIG_FILE
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       Set the path to
> the pool_hba.conf configuration file
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       (default:
> /usr/etc/pool_hba.conf)
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -f, --config-file=CONFIG_FILE
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       Set the path to
> the pgpool.conf configuration file
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       (default:
> /usr/etc/pgpool.conf)
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -k, --key-file=KEY_FILE
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       Set the path to
> the pgpool key file
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       (default:
> /root/.pgpoolkey)
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       can be over ridden
> by PGPOOLKEYFILE environment variable
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -F, --pcp-file=PCP_CONFIG_FILE
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       Set the path to
> the pcp.conf configuration file
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       (default:
> /usr/etc/pcp.conf)
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -h, --help          Print this help
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]: Start options:
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -C, --clear-oidmaps Clear query cache
> oidmaps when memqcache_method is memcached
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       (If shmem,
> discards whenever pgpool starts.)
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -n, --dont-detach   Don't run in
> daemon mode, does not detach control tty
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -x, --debug-assertions   Turns on
> various assertion checks, This is a debugging aid
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -D, --discard-status Discard
> pgpool_status file and do not restore previous status
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -d, --debug         Debug mode
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]: Stop options:
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   -m, --mode=SHUTDOWN-MODE
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:                       Can be "smart",
> "fast", or "immediate"
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]: Shutdown modes are:
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   smart       quit after all clients
> have disconnected
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   fast        quit directly, with proper
> shutdown
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 pgpool[5575]:   immediate   the same mode as fast
> *Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 systemd[1]: auto_pgpool.service: Main process exited,
> code=exited, status=1/FAILURE*

It seems "pgpool" command failed.
Could you run run_XXX.sh script to start pgpool?

> ░░ Subject: Unit process exited
> ░░ Defined-By: systemd
> ░░ Support: https://access.redhat.com/support
> ░░
> ░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit auto_pgpool.service has exited.
> ░░
> ░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
> Jun 30 14:48:13 yzx1 systemd[1]: auto_pgpool.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
> ░░ Subject: Unit failed
> ░░ Defined-By: systemd
> ░░ Support: https://access.redhat.com/support
> ░░
> ░░ The unit auto_pgpool.service has entered the 'failed' state with result
> 'exit-code'.
> Jun 30 14:48:16 yzx1 systemd[1]: auto_pgpool.service: Scheduled restart
> job, restart counter is at 167.


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