Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] Hook log the exit status of the hook not 256

Adjust the docs accordingly. See http://bugs.debian.org/701570.

--- docs/hooks.html.in | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/hooks.html.in b/docs/hooks.html.in index 5f9963d..b75fbeb 100644 --- a/docs/hooks.html.in +++ b/docs/hooks.html.in @@ -239,13 +239,14 @@ <p>If a hook script returns with an exit code of 0, the libvirt daemon regards this as successful and performs no logging of it.</p> <p>However, if a hook script returns with a non zero exit code, the libvirt - daemon regards this as a failure, logs it with return code 256, and + daemon regards this as a failure, logs it's return code, and additionally logs anything on stderr the hook script returns.</p> <p>For example, a hook script might use this code to indicate failure, and send a text string to stderr:</p> <pre>echo "Could not find required XYZZY" &gt;&amp;2 exit 1</pre> <p>The resulting entry in the libvirt log will appear as:</p> - <pre>20:02:40.297: error : virHookCall:416 : Hook script execution failed: Hook script /etc/libvirt/hooks/qemu qemu failed with error code 256:Could not find required XYZZY</pre> + <pre>20:02:40.297: error : virHookCall:285 : Hook script execution failed: internal error Child process (LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin + HOME=/root USER=root LOGNAME=root /etc/libvirt/hooks/qemu qemu prepare begin -) unexpected exit status 1: Could not find required XYZZY</pre> </body> </html> -- 1.7.10.4 -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list