Next question what is the expected output of osqueryctl conf

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Next question what is the expected output of osqueryctl config check my config loads successfully and osqueryd starts up gets a pid etc and shows query packs loaded etc However when I do an osqueryctl config check I get a bunch of RocksDB WARN errors samples attached in thread

Jacob Kitchel · Answer

```I0716 09 58 22 922930 4111 rocksdb cpp 67 RocksDB WARN db db impl db impl open cc 1805 Persisting Option File error OK I0716 09 58 22 923086 4111 rocksdb cpp 149 Rocksdb open failed 5 0 IO error While lock file var osquery osquery db LOCK Resource temporarily unavailable I0716 09 58 23 125308 4111 rocksdb cpp 67 RocksDB WARN db db impl db impl open cc 1805 Persisting Option File error OK I0716 09 58 23 125838 4111 rocksdb cpp 149 Rocksdb open failed 5 0 IO error While lock file var osquery osquery db LOCK Resource temporarily unavailable I0716 09 58 23 327919 4111 rocksdb cpp 67 RocksDB WARN db db impl db impl open cc 1805 Persisting Option File error OK I0716 09 58 23 328378 4111 rocksdb cpp 149 Rocksdb open failed 5 0 IO error While lock file var osquery osquery db LOCK Resource temporarily unavailable I0716 09 58 23 530874 4111 rocksdb cpp 67 RocksDB WARN db db impl db impl open cc 1805 Persisting Option File error OK I0716 09 58 23 531320 4111 rocksdb cpp 149 Rocksdb open failed 5 0 IO error While lock file var osquery osquery db LOCK Resource temporarily unavailable I0716 09 58 23 733755 4111 rocksdb cpp 67 RocksDB WARN db db impl db impl open cc 1805 Per```

Jacob Kitchel · Answer

this does not seem to effect operation of osqueryd from what I can tell but just trying to eliminate any potential sources of error so trying to figure out if this is a thing that i need to fix a now b near future or c ignore for a while

Stefano Bonicatti · Answer

Is an instance of osquery running when `osqueryctl` is launched

Jacob Kitchel · Answer

yes

Stefano Bonicatti · Answer

That s the problem osqueryctl is a script that launches `osquery` and only a single instance can get a hold of the db You need to use it when osquery is not running for that

Jacob Kitchel · Answer

ahhhhhhh that makes total sense

Jacob Kitchel · Answer

thank you again