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Plugin Timed Out
I’ve written a number of scripts (Bash and PowerShell Core) to use as Plugins. Starting in March of 2022, I started getting occasional time outs. After some testing, I have determined that any script that takes more than 10 or 11 seconds to execute will time out.
pandora_server.log:
2022-06-21 13:33:39 ProducerConsumerServer: pandoraserver.domain.com [V3] Plug-in module Test for agent dd0aa20090f94f38bbe288550ad1d17644b3fdf968c2560ba81be5b124fe053a timed out.
It doesn’t matter what I set the “time out” value to for the plugin or the module (whether 0 or some high number).
Pandora FMS: v7.0NG.762 Akira – OUM 762 – MR 54 (latest version)
CentOS: 7 (up-to-date)
PowerShell core: 7.1.5
Sample Bash script – timeout with seconds set to 12 or greater:
#!/bin/bash
seconds=12
sleep $seconds
echo $secondsSample PowerShell script – timeout with seconds set to 11 or greater:
$Seconds = 11
Start-Sleep $Seconds
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Hi Vic,
I’m not familiar with what you describe.
The way I create plugins is to write a standard Bash or PowerShell script (depends on the target computer). From the console, I go to Servers, Plugins and click Add.
Name: Test
Plugin type: Standard
Max. timeout: 5 minutes
(I’ve tried changing this with no effect. I have also tried changing the timeout for the module that runs the plugin.)
Plugin command: /usr/share/pandora_server/util/plugin/test.sh
Command preview
/usr/share/pandora_server/util/plugin/test.sh
I’ve been doing it this way since version 7.0 first released, and it has worked fine up until early March. If there is a better way to create plugins, can you link to the documentation?
Thanks
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Hi Aeleus,
Ahh, sorry, I thought they were agent plugins, what you are creating are server plugins.
I attach the link to our wiki:
https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/03_monitoring/03_remote_monitoring#monitoring_with_server_remote_pluginsBest regards,
VÃc.-
Vic,
Thanks for the link. I found this on the page:
“In the execution of a plugin, there are three timeouts: server, plugin and module…”
In my case, the limiting value was the “server” timeout set to the default of 12 (secs).
I increased it, and now all is good.
The web page you linked mentions the server timeout but does not say where or how it is set. Since it overrides the plugin and module timeouts, I suggest including the details on that page.
For reference, it is here:
/etc/pandora/pandora_server.conf
plugin_timeout 12
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