Iam having a script which is used to load users and dumpfile in any given schema.Iam trying to autolog the script and have added two fucntion in it.
Code:
function init_stdout_redirect {
OUT_LOG=$1
OUT_PIPE=$(mktemp -u)
# Create the output pipe
mkfifo $OUT_PIPE
# Save stdout and stderr as 3 and 4
exec 3>&1 4>&2
# Tee the output pipe into the log file
tee -a $OUT_LOG < $OUT_PIPE >&3 &
# Save tee's pid
TEE_PID=$!
# Redirect the output to the pipe
exec > $OUT_PIPE 2>&1
}
###########################################################################
# restore_stdout
#
# Restore standard output
###########################################################################
function restore_stdout {
exec 1>&3 3>&- 2>&4 4>&-
wait $TEE_PID
rm -f $OUT_PIPE
}
I have added these two function in the main script.The main script is having two wait command in it.As soon i run the script after adding and calling these two function the script is getting hanged after encoutering the first wait statement of main script.
When i try to check where it is getting stuck i found the process id and saw that it get stuck on process tee -a log file name..Iam not sure why it is getting stuck as it should come out of it. Could someone please help me on it.
Last edited by Scott; 11-29-2012 at 07:47 AM..
Reason: Please use code tags
A FIFO blocks until both ends have been opened. You can't do it one at a time; if you open the read-end first it will wait for the writer, if you open the write-end first it will wait for the reader.
You'll have to put one of the processes in the background first before you can open the other end.
Actually these are the standard fucntion which we are using in all other scripts where it is working fine. Here the difference is that the main script is having two additional wait statement. I am already running the process in background as you could see in the function.
Code:
tee -a $OUT_LOG < $OUT_PIPE >&3 &
Once all the task is done I check the process and found that process which is not terminated is the one which is teeing the log.
Code:
tee -a logfilename
So Iam not sure where it is getting stuck.Could you Adivse me if their is soemthing wrong in this function.
Thanks in Advance.
Last edited by Franklin52; 11-30-2012 at 04:40 AM..
Reason: Please use code tags for data and code samples
That's the thing, it's not really running in the background -- yet. tee doesn't open $OUT_PIPE, redirections are the shell's job. Meaning, before the command gets put into the background, the shell has to open the fifo first. When it tries, it will deadlock, waiting for the other end to be opened.
So you need an entire background shell, not just a background process. It will open the fifo for tee, and your own shell will not need to wait for it. Once the files are opened, the extra shell's not needed and can leave, which is why I use exec instead of running tee directly -- it replaces that extra shell after it's done.
I have tried that too but still getting the same issue. I have attched the entire Script. If possible please have a look at it.Somehow the scrit is getting hanged on the first wait statment in main script and when i check which process is going on its showing the Tee process only.
I have tried the code changes which you asked me to try but still it got stuck on 1st wait process of the main script. Iam using this fucntion in other scripts but their it is perfectly working fine. Only for this function iam facing issue.
Iam using this code only
Code:
# Tee the output pipe into the log file
( exec tee -a $OUT_LOG < $OUT_PIPE >&3 ) &
I am running this code in debug mode and attaching the same.
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