Chef client cannot daemonize on Windows

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: 0.10.10
  • Component/s: Chef Client
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Description

Is this entirely the wrong idea? Windows doesn't fork.

win32/daemon: http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/596/daemon.html

C:\chef>chef-client -d -c client.rb
[Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:07:47 +0100] INFO: Daemonizing..
FATAL: There is no fork: fork() function is unimplemented on this machine
[Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:07:47 +0100] FATAL: There is no fork: fork() function is unimplemented on this machine

Issue Links

is duplicated by

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. CHEF-2839 Windows: chef-client --daemonize

  • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

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  • Assignee:
    Christopher Maier
    Reporter:
    Bryan McLellan [Opscode]
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