ETA for restored fork/node sessions disappears after a while
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Description
Run this command
OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 john --format=descrypt '-2=[opqrstuvwxyz0123456789]' -1=?l?d --min-len=1 --mask=?2?1?1?1?1?1?1?u --node=16-47/47 --fork=32 ./test.pwd --session=test
After some time Ctr+c and restore session with:
john --restore=test
Session restores correctly but after a while ETA/% changes to N/A:
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the supplied john command, interrupt it with Ctrl+C, and restore it with john --restore=test. Start by tracing the restored session's ETA and progress reporting, including the --node and --fork options. Done means the restored session continues to show valid ETA and percentage values instead of changing to N/A.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100