The `watchdog` failed to perform a hardreboot with error `child process did not return in time`

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After configuring the watchdog script and when attempting to fence the node, the following error is reported:

    Jul 16 02:46:42 node01 watchdog[5208]: test-binary /etc/watchdog.d/fence_scsi_check_hardreboot exceeded time limit
Jul 16 02:47:43 node01 watchdog[5208]: test-binary /etc/watchdog.d/fence_scsi_check_hardreboot exceeded time limit 60
Jul 16 02:47:43 node01 watchdog[5208]: Retry timed-out at 61 seconds for /etc/watchdog.d/fence_scsi_check_hardreboot
Jul 16 02:47:43 node01 watchdog[5208]: repair binary /etc/watchdog.d/fence_scsi_check_hardreboot returned 247 = 'child process did not return in time'

  • Watchdog unable to reboot the node after fencing using fence_scsi/fence_mpath

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9, 10
  • High Availability Pacemaker cluster
  • Fence agent used with watchdog script: fence_scsi or fence_mpath

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