bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

[Leo Famulari]

When trying to start the guix-daemon as an unprivileged user, the
following error message is printed:

error: cannot bind to socket `/var/guix/daemon-socket/socket': Address already in use

Would it make sense to try to provide a more helpful error message?

bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

[Martin Castillo]

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Hi,

“Address already in use” makes me directly think that there is already
another daemon running. Strangely, starting another daemon as root
works. It seems to take the socket from the other daemon away. Is this
intended? Or can two daemons run in parallel without problems?

What is your use case? Do you want to run the daemon us unprivileged
user or did you forget to add sudo?

Martin

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bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Martin,

Martin Castillo <castilma@uni-bremen.de> skribis:

> “Address already in use” makes me directly think that there is already
> another daemon running. Strangely, starting another daemon as root
> works. It seems to take the socket from the other daemon away. Is this
> intended? Or can two daemons run in parallel without problems?

What you’re seeing here is the error return by bind(2) while trying to
bind the listening socket to /var/guix/daemon-socket/socket.
guix-daemon doesn’t try to interpret the error in any way, it just shows
you what the OS reported.

So I’m not sure there’s really an issue here.

WDYT?

Ludo’.

bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

[Martin Castillo]

Hi,

I could have expressed myself  more clearly.

> “Address already in use” makes me directly think that there is already
>another daemon running.

This was in response to OP, saying that I don't think that needs to be changed.

The rest was about testing it with root and I (half) expected an error message that explicitly says, that another daemon is already running. If this was right, op would be right. But this is not the case and it seems like it is wanted the way it is.

So yes, there is no problem in my eyes, too. This can be closed.

Martin

bug#23274: Misleading error message when running guix-daemon as unprivileged user

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Martin,

Martin Castillo <castilma@uni-bremen.de> skribis:

>> “Address already in use” makes me directly think that there is already
>>another daemon running.
>
> This was in response to OP, saying that I don't think that needs to be changed.
>
> The rest was about testing it with root and I (half) expected an error message that explicitly says, that another daemon is already running. If this was right, op would be right. But this is not the case and it seems like it is wanted the way it is.
>
> So yes, there is no problem in my eyes, too. This can be closed.

OK, I had completely misunderstood, thanks for clarifying.  Closing!

Ludo’.