[Debian] Re: Bug#438798: Deinstalling vzctl in VE crashes VE

[Ola Lundqvist]

Hi

Thanks for the report. I'll check with upstream about this.

I think the problem is in the kernel, not in vzctl.

Maybe a check would be nice to have though.

Best regards,

// Ola

On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:09:51PM +0200, Joachim Reichel wrote:
> Package: vzctl
> Version: 3.0.11-13
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a virtual server from a commercial provider. The VEs are managed via
> Virtuozzo. When I deinstall vzctl my VE, the VE crashes:
> 
> $ apt-get install vzctl
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   vzquota
> Suggested packages:
>   kernel-patch-openvz
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   vzctl vzquota
> 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/231kB of archives.
> After unpacking 1020kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> Selecting previously deselected package vzquota.
> (Reading database ... 22591 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking vzquota (from .../vzquota_3.0.8-2_i386.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package vzctl.
> Unpacking vzctl (from .../vzctl_3.0.11-13_i386.deb) ...
> Setting up vzquota (3.0.8-2) ...
> Setting up vzctl (3.0.11-13) ...
> 
> $ apt-get remove --purge vzquota vzctl
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   vzctl* vzquota*
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives.
> After unpacking 1020kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> (Reading database ... 22735 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing vzctl ...
> Shutting down VPS 1144987
> Shutting down VPS 1144987
> Shutting down VPS 1144987
> Stopping OpenVZ: 
> [crash]
> 
> Note that 1144987 is the ID of my VE, that is, vzctl tries to shut down the
> VE from *inside* the VE. Then it tries to stop OpenVZ and crashes.
> 
> Can please someone more familiar with OpenVZ check whether this problem also
> occurs if the host node does not run Virtuozzo, but OpenVZ?
> 
> Shouldn't there be some kind of check whether vzctl runs on the host node
> or in the VE?
> 
> Regards,
>   Joachim
> 
> 

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