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Downtime/Comment legacy_id is unsafe

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Description

Describe the bug

During some investigation why Downtimes can not be deleted from Icinga Web 2 I noticed that the legacy_id is not very safely implemented.

Meaning:

  • It will change on every reload, but is synced to the cluster partner
  • Will only be set correctly in the IDO on a reload
  • Internal next counter and map will not be in sync

When it is not a problem:

  • Icinga Web 2 sends commands via API
  • Icinga 2 master zone is single instance

Still a problem:

  • IDs can be duplicated in IDO and state of Icinga 2 (until reload)

To Reproduce

Untested but likely the way to reproduce:

  1. Reload node-1 without reloading the node-2 which usually writes the IDO
  2. l_LegacyDowntimesCache will differ on node-1
  3. Send DEL_SVC_DOWNTIME;XXX and it should delete an unrelated downtime

Expected behavior

While command pipe and the legacy IDs are in use by IDO and Icinga Web 2 accessing IDO is in use this is a pending problem.

Legacy ID handling is only obsolete when fully switching to Icinga DB and API.

Logs

information/ExternalCommandListener: Executing external command: [1644316000] SCHEDULE_SVC_DOWNTIME;icinga-1;test-service;1644315995;1644319595;1;0;0;icingaadmin;Test
information/Downtime: Triggering downtime 'icinga-1!test-service!4ea6fb60-cd48-4d38-86ee-c817ce5013ff' for checkable 'icinga-1!test-service'.
information/ConfigObjectUtility: Created and activated object 'icinga-1!test-service!4ea6fb60-cd48-4d38-86ee-c817ce5013ff' of type 'Downtime'.
information/Downtime: Added downtime 'icinga-1!test-service!4ea6fb60-cd48-4d38-86ee-c817ce5013ff' between '2022-02-08 11:26:35' and '2022-02-08 12:26:35', author: 'icingaadmin', fixed
...
information/ExternalCommandListener: Executing external command: [1644316022] DEL_SVC_DOWNTIME;895
information/ConfigObjectUtility: Deleted object 'unrelated-host!other-service!97646e49-f27f-48b3-af41-17b5b365bd29' of type 'Downtime'.
information/Downtime: Removed downtime 'unrelated-host!other-service!97646e49-f27f-48b3-af41-17b5b365bd29' from checkable 'unrelated-host!other-service' (Reason: cancelled by user).

Your Environment

Include as many relevant details about the environment you experienced the problem in

  • Version used (icinga2 --version): 2.12.5
  • Operating System and version: RHEL 7
  • Icinga Web 2 version and modules (System - About): 2.8.5

ref/NC/739102

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the documented node-1 reload/node-2 and DEL_SVC_DOWNTIME sequence, then trace legacy_id handling around l_LegacyDowntimesCache, the external command, and IDO synchronization. Done means a legacy ID cannot delete an unrelated downtime and remains consistent across reloads, cluster nodes, and IDO access.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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