[Nagiosplug-help] nagios-statd kernel error in /var/log/messages

[Andreas Ericsson]

Anjan Dave wrote:
> 
> I am seeing this message in the /var/log/messages on the client that
> simply runs the nagios_statd:
> 
> kernel: application bug: nagios-statd(1576) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN
> but calls wait().
> 
> Is there a simple solution for this? I am seeing this on a number of
> hosts...this host is RHAS 3.0
> 

Yes. Add the line
signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
at the proper place in nagios_statd.c, or possibly look for a loop using 
the signal(2) system call and add a a 'continue' loop control statement 
when the signal number to set equals SIGCHLD.

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