[Dxspider-support] DxSpider problem

[Boudewijn (Bob) Tenty]

Thanks Dirk.

73.

Boudewijn VE3TOK

On 4/2/25 03:47, djk via Dxspider-support wrote:
>
> If one has a problem with a dupefile, and it does happen, rm /spider/local_data/dupefile and restart the node.
>
> I have no idea why it happens, but I suspect it is the default serialisation mechanism that perl uses which used to cause endless corruptions on the user file. I will see if I can eliminate its use throughout the program.
>
> I have complained to the perl maintainers but I suspect they would have the same view as me: much too infrequent, intermittent and not testable. Meh.
>
> 73 Dirk G1TLH
>
> On 02/04/2025 04:40, Christopher Schlegel via Dxspider-support wrote:
>> Boudewijn,
>>
>> It sounds like corruption, assuming the permissions haven't changed.
>>
>> If you move the dupefile to say, /home/sysop, and try to start spider it may recreate a new dupefile. If not you can always move the dupefile back to the original directory and try something else.
>>
>> 73, Chris WI3W
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 22:41 Boudewijn (Bob) Tenty via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>     In addition, the dupefile I see in /spider/local_date is __db.dupefile
>>
>>     Boudewijn
>>
>>     On 4/1/25 22:36, Boudewijn (Bob) Tenty via Dxspider-support wrote:
>>     > We had a ice-storm here with a power failure two days ago at one of my dx spiders and now it stays up only for a short while and I can't login during that time
>>     >
>>     > Corruption?
>>     >
>>     > Here is the debug file
>>     >
>>     > 1743558931^(cluster) DXSpider v1.57 build 611 (git: mojo/1f635123[r]) using perl v5.36.0 on linux started
>>     > 1743558931^(cluster) Copyright (c) 1998-2025 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
>>     > 1743558931^(cluster) Capabilities: ve7cc rbn
>>     > 1743558931^(*) loading prefixes ...
>>     > 1743558931^(*) US Database loaded
>>     > 1743558932^(*) loading band data ...
>>     > 1743558932^(*) loading user file system ...
>>     > 1743558932^(*) starting listeners ...
>>     > 1743558932^(*) Internal port: localhost 27754 using IntMsg
>>     > 1743558932^(*) External Port: 0.0.0.0 7300 using ExtMsg::login
>>     > 1743558932^(*) Starting Dupe system
>>     > 1743559032^(trace) cannot open /spider/local_data/dupefile File exists
>>     > 1743559032^(trace) Stack (2): DXDupe::DXDebug::confess in /spider/perl/DXDupe.pm line: 27
>>     > 1743559032^(trace) Stack (3): main::DXDupe::init in /spider/perl/cluster.pl <http://cluster.pl> line: 728
>>     > 1743559032^(trace) Stack (4): main::main::setup_start in /spider/perl/cluster.pl <http://cluster.pl> line: 936
>>     > 1743559032^(*) DXSpider Ceasing
>>     > 1743559032^(*) DXQSL finished
>>     > 1743559032^(*) DXDupe finishing
>>     > 1743559032^(*) DXUser finished
>>     > 1743559032^(cluster) DXSpider v1.57 build 611 (git: mojo/1f635123[r]) using perl v5.36.0 on linux ended
>>     > 1743559032^(*) bye bye everyone - bye bye
>>     >
>>     > 73,
>>     >
>>     > Boudewijn VE3TOK
>>     >
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