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Bug 1111720 - use_embedded_perl_implicitly=1 by default is user-hostile
Summary: use_embedded_perl_implicitly=1 by default is user-hostile
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: nagios
Version: el6
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Scott Wilkerson
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-06-20 20:11 UTC by Dan Pritts
Modified: 2017-07-23 02:22 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: nagios-4.0.8-1.el7 nagios-4.3.2-5.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2017-07-23 02:22:12 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Dan Pritts 2014-06-20 20:11:30 UTC 
Description of problem:

Nagios is compiled with embedded perl, and default configuration has use_embedded_perl_implicitly set to 1.  

This doesn't follow the principle of least surprise.  The embedded perl is an optional feature of nagios, that not everyone even knows about.  Having it enabled implicitly can lead to hours of debugging and lost hair.  Guess how I know.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

ver 3.5.1 rel 1.el6

Additional info:

I noticed another bug in the tracker that mentioned problems with one of the plugins if this is turned off.  So I see that it's a non-trivial issue.  But the implicit embedded perl leads to plugins that don't act like normal nagios plugins, as documented all over the internet.  

thanks
danno
Comment 1 Dan Pritts 2014-06-20 20:13:03 UTC 
to clarify my last comment - normal plugins, as documented all over the internet, run as separate processes.  Therefore, not in an embedded perl.
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 14:39:13 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.el7 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 7. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2015-8155
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 14:39:14 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.fc21 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 21. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-16238
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 14:40:12 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.fc22 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 22. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-16239
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 14:40:14 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.fc23 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 23. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-16240
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 14:41:02 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2015-8156
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 16:49:26 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
If you want to test the update, you can install it with
$ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update nagios'
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-16239
Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 16:51:26 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.fc21 has been pushed to the Fedora 21 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
If you want to test the update, you can install it with
$ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update nagios'
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-16238
Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2015-09-20 17:19:51 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
If you want to test the update, you can install it with
$ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update nagios'
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-16240
Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2015-09-21 02:47:11 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
If you want to test the update, you can install it with
$ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update nagios'
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2015-8156
Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2015-09-21 02:50:41 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
If you want to test the update, you can install it with
$ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update nagios'
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2015-8155
Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2015-12-05 20:30:56 UTC 
nagios-4.0.8-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2017-02-09 17:28:37 UTC 
nagios-4.2.4-3.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-270f6f4375
Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2017-02-10 22:40:56 UTC 
nagios-4.2.4-4.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-acd2c2af0d
Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2017-02-11 16:18:43 UTC 
nagios-4.2.4-4.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-acd2c2af0d
Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2017-05-11 19:16:48 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-1.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-1f2571d162
Comment 17 Dan Pritts 2017-05-11 21:18:23 UTC 
closing this since all it seems to be is a source of spam with each new release.
Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2017-05-12 19:51:46 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-1f2571d162
Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2017-06-14 19:00:31 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-3.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-16880697fe
Comment 20 Fedora Update System 2017-06-15 09:47:17 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-3.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-16880697fe
Comment 21 Dan Pritts 2017-06-15 14:16:43 UTC 
Trying to close this again since clearly it won't get fixed.
Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2017-06-28 19:28:32 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-5.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-328a23d1ed
Comment 23 Fedora Update System 2017-06-30 01:17:06 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-5.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-328a23d1ed
Comment 24 Fedora Update System 2017-07-23 02:22:12 UTC 
nagios-4.3.2-5.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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