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cfengine Troubleshooting

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The following are some troubleshooting hints for working with cfengine.

  1. Run cfservd on the master server using the --no-fork (-F) and the --verbose (-v) options. This will provide useful information for any troubleshooting efforts.

  2. You may see authentication errors. When performing a "cfagent -K" operation, the following messages are displayed:

    cfengine:: BAD: key could not be accepted on trust cfengine:: Authentication dialogue with master-server. abc.xyz.com failed cfengine:client:/var/opt/dsau/cfengine/inputs/update.conf:194: Warning: actionsequence is empty cfengine:client:/var/opt/dsau/cfengine/inputs/update.conf:194: Warning: perhaps cfagent.conf/update.conf have not yet been set up?

    This problem is most likely due to the cfengine security setup. To resolve the problem, you will need to exchange cfengine public keys between the managed client and master server. The csync_wizard (see csync_wizard(8)) automates this process when adding clients. See the section “Configuring a Synchronization Managed Client” for instructions on manually distributing keys to managed clients.

  3. Warning: actionsequence is empty” errors

    Use the cfagent -v option to get more information. One possible cause of this message is that update.conf has not been added to the client’s /var/opt/dsau/cfengine/inputs directory.

  4. Syntax error due to missing or superfluous spaces

    #cfagent -K

    cfengine::/var/opt/dsau/cfengine/inputs/update.conf:39: syntax error cfengine::/var/opt/dsau/cfengine/inputs/update.conf: Execution terminated after parsing due to errors in program

    In the first line of the example above, cfengine is reporting a syntax error on line 39 of the file update.conf. The error reported may be caused by a space in line 38, the previous line in the file update.conf.

    Check for extra spaces in the configuration files. As a general rule, using spaces can improve readability. One common problem is missing spaces within parentheses. For example, a function should have no space between the function name and its leading parenthesis but the function itself requires leading and trailing spaces within its enclosing parentheses. For example, the following snippet shows the use of required leading and trailing spaces for the function ExecResult.

    control: my_variable = ( ExecResult(/bin/ls -l) )
  5. Unable to connect to a cfengine client or master.

    # cfrun
    cfrun(0): .......... [ Hailing host1 ] ..........
    cfrun(0): .......... [ Hailing host2 ] ..........
    cfrun:host2: Couldn’t open a socket
    cfrun:host2: socket: Connection refused

    Check that the cfservd daemon on host2 is configured and running.

    Use /sbin/init.d/cfservd start to start cfservd if it is not running.

  6. Can’t stat” messages

    When running using either cfrun or cfagent, you might get “can’t stat” errors. For example,

    host1: Can’t stat /var/opt/dsau/cfengine_master/master_files/etc/test in copy

    Check your master file repository and ensure that the file in question is available and has the right permissions.

  7. Couldn’t open a socket ” or “unable to establish connection:” errors

    cfagent and cfrun can display errors such as:

    cfengine:: Couldn’t open a socket cfengine:: Unable to establish connection with host1 (failover) host2: Couldn’t open a socket

    If the master server cfservd is running, this error could indicate that a there is a firewall or port issue such that the client cannot reach port TCP 5308 on the master server. When using cfrun, the master server must also be able to reach TCP port 5308 on the remote client. Ensure that any firewall rules allow access to these ports.

  8. cfengine command line arguments are case-sensitive. For example, cfagent supports both the -k and -K options which have different meanings:

    • -k instructs cfagent to ignore the copy actionsequence

    • -K instructs cfagent to ignore locks when running

  9. How do I make cfengine more verbose?

    Most cfengine tools and daemons accept a verbose (-v) option and several debugging (-d) options. For example:

    cfagent -d, -d1, -d2, or -d3 cfservd -v cfrun -v
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