[Freeipmi-users] pstdout_launch: unknown internal error encountered with 319 hosts and --consolidate-output --quiet-readings

[Chris Harwell]

Greetings freeipmi users,

I've really enjoyed using freeipmi - it is a great tool. I
particularly like how the host range syntax works and simplifies
certain tasks.

I've recently run into a case where freeipmi fails and hope you can
offer some help or advice.

This fails:
 ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom  --consolidate-output
--quiet-readings
also where the second number is 319 fails.

These invocations work:
  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --consolidate-output
  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-318]-lom --consolidate-output
--quiet-readings
  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom
  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-318]-lom --consolidate-output
  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --consolidate-output
  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --quiet-readings

when it fails the output looks like this:
$  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h xxxx[0001-319]-lom --consolidate-output
--quiet-readings
pstdout_launch: unknown internal error

I encounter this in the several versions I could check quickly 0.6.5,
0.7.12 and 0.7.13:
:bin$ ipmi-sensors -V
ipmi-sensors - 0.7.13
Copyright (C) 2003-2008 FreeIPMI Core Team
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License.  This program has absolutely no warranty.
drdenws02:bin$  ipmi-sensors -g Fan -h drdb[0001-319]-lom -u ADMIN -p
ADMIN --consolidate-output --quiet-readings
pstdout_launch: unknown internal error

debug output is copious, the last bit looks like this:
xxxx0317-lom: IPMI Command Data:
xxxx0317-lom: ------------------
xxxx0317-lom: [              3Ch] = cmd[ 8b]
xxxx0317-lom: [               0h] = comp_code[ 8b]
xxxx0317-lom: IPMI Trailer:
xxxx0317-lom: --------------
xxxx0317-lom: [              23h] = checksum2[ 8b]
pstdout_launch: unknown internal error

Please advise  - am I running into a known limitation or just using
this wrong? Is there other information I ought to provide?

Thanks in advance,
Chris Harwell