how to repair this? file[/var/tmp/zabbix_server.pid]

[migstage]

Hi people!

with
cat /tmp/zabbix_server.log

I have this message when I try to start the server and checks for errors

./zabbix_server [13567]: File [/var/tmp/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
./zabbix_server [13567]: ERROR: File [/var/tmp/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?

how I should repair this?

thanks

[swaterhouse]

Is zabbix already running?

If you run ps -C zabbix_server and it looks like below Zabbix is already running. If no entries come up then zabbix probably crashed badly and it is somewhat safe to delete the pid file (rm /var/tmp/zabbix_server.pid) and try restarting.

# ps -C zabbix_server
  PID TTY          TIME CMD
18046 ?        00:02:38 zabbix_server
18051 ?        00:00:36 zabbix_server
18052 ?        00:00:43 zabbix_server
18054 ?        00:00:53 zabbix_server
18056 ?        00:03:42 zabbix_server
18057 ?        08:07:12 zabbix_server
18058 ?        00:00:23 zabbix_server
18061 ?        00:00:23 zabbix_server
18063 ?        00:00:23 zabbix_server
18065 ?        00:00:23 zabbix_server
18067 ?        00:00:23 zabbix_server

Scott

[arix]

I'm using FreeBSD 6.2 w/ Zabbix 1.4 now.
I found the File /var/tmp/zabbix_server.pid will not remove, if I just reboot the server by command "shutdown".
So when you restart the PC, the zabbix_server will report error "/var/tmp/zabbix_server.pid existed and locked:.
It will not happen if you shutdown the zabbix, then restart the PC.

I think it because the rc script does not shutdown the zabbix correctly.
My solution is mkdir softlink of /var/tmp to /tmp, then add clear_tmp_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf. It will clear the /tmp everytime the FreeBSD starup.

BTW I don't think it work on linux, because the starup script is not the same.
Maybe someone can make change of the starup script of zabbix.

[vikty]

Web-graph with gap

I have a similar problem.

/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19407]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19407]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19410]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19410]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19413]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19413]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19416]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19416]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19401]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19401]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19419]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19419]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19422]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19422]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19425]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19425]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19428]: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?
/usr/local/bin/zabbix_server [19428]: ERROR: File [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid] exists and locked. Is this process already running ?

when this happen I saw any gap in web-scenario graph.

Have someone anyidea?

[Alexei]

The locked PID file indicates that ZABBIX server is already running!

[vikty]

But, is there a difference between Pollers procees and HTTPPollers proces?

I think that the procees, that try to start, is a HTTPPollers...
it is a only explanation that I have....

The worry thing is that: the web-scenario have only one step (the home page), and this error have happened...
I image what happen with many steps in many scenarios......

# Number of pre-forked instances of pollers
# Default value is 5
# This parameter must be between 0 and 255
StartPollers=90

# Number of pre-forked instances of pollers for unreachable hosts
# Default value is 1
# This parameter must be between 0 and 255
StartPollersUnreachable=1

# Number of pre-forked instances of trappers
# Default value is 5
# This parameter must be between 0 and 255
StartTrappers=1

# Number of pre-forked instances of ICMP pingers
# Default value is 1
# This parameter must be between 0 and 255
StartPingers=1

# Number of pre-forked instances of discoverers
# Default value is 1
# This parameter must be between 0 and 255
StartDiscoverers=1

# Number of pre-forked instances of HTTP pollers
# Default value is 1
# This parameter must be between 0 and 255
StartHTTPPollers=1