{"record":{"id":"25ac7652c176d442","repo":"gastownhall/beads","slug":"confirm-verified-pid-d-stopped-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"confirm verified pid %d stopped: %w","messagePattern":"confirm verified pid (.+?) stopped: %w","errorType":"error_code","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"internal/storage/dbproxy/proxy/shutdown.go","lineNumber":273,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\tif _, quarantineErr := quarantineRecord(rootDir, pidName, time.Now()); quarantineErr != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\tlock.Unlock()\n\t\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"quarantine dead process record %s: %w\", recordPath, quarantineErr)\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\treturn lock, nil\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif killErr := handle.Kill(); killErr != nil {\n\t\t\t\t_ = handle.Close()\n\t\t\t\tlock.Unlock()\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"kill verified pid %d from %s: %w\", pf.Pid, recordPath, killErr)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif closeErr := handle.Close(); closeErr != nil {\n\t\t\t\tlock.Unlock()\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"close verified process handle for pid %d: %w\", pf.Pid, closeErr)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\twaitBudget := max(time.Until(deadline), shutdownPostKillMinimum)\n\t\t\tif waitErr := waitForRecordedProcessExit(pf, waitBudget); waitErr != nil {\n\t\t\t\tlock.Unlock()\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"confirm verified pid %d stopped: %w\", pf.Pid, waitErr)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif removeErr := pidfile.Remove(rootDir, pidName); removeErr != nil {\n\t\t\t\tlock.Unlock()\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"remove stopped process record %s: %w\", recordPath, removeErr)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn lock, nil\n\n\t\tcase !lockfile.IsLocked(err):\n\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"probe %s: %w\", lockPath, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tpf, readErr := pidfile.Read(rootDir, pidName)\n\t\tif readErr != nil {\n\t\t\tif isMalformedPIDFileError(readErr) {\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, unverifiableProcessError(\n\t\t\t\t\t\"shutdown\",\n\t\t\t\t\trecordPath,\n\t\t\t\t\t0,","sourceCodeStart":255,"sourceCodeEnd":291,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/gastownhall/beads/blob/71377f276968b452ee607177637970a4ff888584/internal/storage/dbproxy/proxy/shutdown.go#L255-L291","documentation":"After killing the verified recorded process, stopAndAcquire polls (waitForRecordedProcessExit) for the process to actually exit within the wait budget (at least 2s, bounded by the 5s deadline). If the process is still alive when the budget expires, this error is thrown so Shutdown doesn't hand back a lock while the old owner may still hold resources.","triggerScenarios":"A verified proxy/backend process was SIGKILLed but remained observable (e.g. uninterruptible D state on Linux, slow kernel cleanup, zombie reaped late) past max(time.Until(deadline), 2s).","commonSituations":"Process stuck in uninterruptible I/O (D state) on a hung filesystem/NFS mount; extremely loaded machine delaying process teardown; zombie process not yet reaped by its parent.","solutions":["Check the process state with ps -o stat= -p <pid>; 'D' means uninterruptible I/O — fix the underlying storage/mount issue.","Wait a moment and re-run bd shutdown; the next attempt will see it dead and quarantine/record-remove it.","If it is a zombie, reap it from the parent process or exit the parent.","As a last resort, remove the stale pidfile and lock manually and retry."],"exampleFix":"// before\n$ bd dolt stop\n// error: confirm verified pid 4321 stopped: process did not exit within 2s\n// after\n$ ps -o stat= -p 4321   # inspect state; if 'Z', reap parent; if 'D', fix I/O\n$ bd dolt stop          # retry","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"pid=$(awk 'NR==1{print $1}' .beads/dolt.pid 2>/dev/null); [ -n \"$pid\" ] && [ \"$(ps -o stat= -p $pid 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' ')\" = \"D\" ] && echo 'process in uninterruptible I/O; fix storage first'","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := proxy.Shutdown(rootDir); err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"confirm verified pid\") {\n    // check ps state, then retry after a short delay\n    time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)\n    err = proxy.Shutdown(rootDir)\n}","preventionTips":["Avoid hanging NFS/network mounts for workspace storage.","Reap children promptly in wrapper scripts around bd.","Retry shutdown rather than force-removing files immediately."],"tags":["process","shutdown","timeout"],"backgroundTag":"process-exit-timeout","analyzedSha":"71377f276968b452ee607177637970a4ff888584","analyzedAt":"2026-08-30T18:55:39.744Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-30T23:17:21.991Z"}