[rancid] Permissions and files

[Aaron Dudek]

what happens when you just run it as the rancid user?

On Thursday, September 12, 2013, Ryan Milton wrote:

>  Ok, I have changed the ownership. I made a test config change on a
> device, ran rancid and exactly the same as:****
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> sudo -i su -c /var/lib/rancid/bin/rancid-run -s /bin/bash -l rancid****
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>  ****
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> gets me: ****
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>  ****
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> starting: Thu Sep 12 10:53:28 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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> ending: Thu Sep 12 10:53:28 EDT 2013****
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> ** **
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> So, the config change doesn’t show.****
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> ** **
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> Regards,****
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> Ryan Milton****
>
> MVS Network Manager****
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> o: 201-447-1505 x124****
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> c: 862-249-5230****
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> www.mvsusa.com****
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> [image: MVS final logo GOOD very small]****
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> ** **
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> *From:* Heasley [mailto:heas at shrubbery.net <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'heas at shrubbery.net');>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:40 PM
> *To:* Ryan Milton
> *Cc:* rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net');>
> *Subject:* Re: [rancid] Permissions and files****
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> ** **
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> Am Sep 12, 2013 um 16:59 schrieb Ryan Milton <rmilton at mvsusa.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'rmilton at mvsusa.com');>
> >:****
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>  <image001.gif> ****
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> I don’t know where to go on this. I can’t tell if my Rancid configuration
> is even working. I’m at the point of testing rancid-run manually to see
> what happens. I am getting a combination of “Permission Denied” errors on
> the .cloginrc file, “End of Run Not found” errors, and some others that I
> excerpted below. That said, I have an example of the file in
> /var/log/rancid from today and from Friday:****
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>  ****
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> sudo -i su -c /var/lib/rancid/bin/rancid-run -s /bin/bash -l rancid****
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>  ****
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> gets me: ****
>
>  ****
>
> starting: Thu Sep 12 10:53:28 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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> ending: Thu Sep 12 10:53:28 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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> VS:****
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>  ****
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> starting: Fri Sep 6 15:57:50 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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> /usr/lib/rancid/bin/control_rancid: 206:
> /usr/lib/rancid/bin/control_rancid: cannot create routers.db: Permission
> denied****
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>  ** **
>
> Fix that. chown -R rancid /var/rancid****
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> ** **
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>
>
> ****
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>  comm: file 2 is not in sorted order****
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> comm: file 2 is not in sorted order****
>
> comm: file 2 is not in sorted order****
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> cvs add: scheduling file `94.229.11.1' for addition****
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> cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently****
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> /var/lib/rancid/CVS/MVSNetwork/configs/94.229.11.1,v  <--  94.229.11.1****
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> initial revision: 1.1****
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> Added 94.229.11.1****
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> cvs add: scheduling file `94.229.11.2' for addition****
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> cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently****
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> /var/lib/rancid/CVS/MVSNetwork/configs/94.229.11.2,v  <--  94.229.11.2****
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> initial revision: 1.1****
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> Added 94.229.11.2****
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> cvs add: scheduling file `94.229.11.3' for addition****
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> cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently****
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> /var/lib/rancid/CVS/MVSNetwork/configs/94.229.11.3,v  <--  94.229.11.3****
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> initial revision: 1.1****
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> Added 94.229.11.3****
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>  ****
>
> ***TRUNCATED*******
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>  ****
>
> 94.229.11.2 jlogin error: Error: couldn't read file
> "/home/rancid/.cloginrc": permission denied****
>
> 94.229.11.2: missed cmd(s): show chassis alarms,show chassis hardware
> detail,show system license,show chassis scb,show chassis feb,show chassis
> routing-engine,show chassis firmware,show version detail,show chassis feb
> detail,show configuration,show system boot-messages,show chassis cfeb,show
> chassis clocks,show chassis sfm detail,show chassis ssb,show chassis fpc
> detail,show chassis environment,show system core-dumps****
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> 94.229.11.2: End of run not found****
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> 94.229.11.3 jlogin error: Error: couldn't read file
> "/home/rancid/.cloginrc": permission denied*<*
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