@cryptotaxi247 / netdata-1 / commits / 2293a52b7

Fix logic in detection of multiple installs. (#17369)

- Only flag multiple installs if subsequent searches produce a different install path. - Only set the detected install path if a search actually finds an install path. - Bail early if the initial search finds nothing.

Austin S. Hemmelgarn committed Apr 10, 2024 at 13:08 UTC 2293a52b7e86353e83dcaf400093cc76795e2fe3
1 file changed +4 -2
packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
+4 -2
@@ -886,14 +886,16 @@ detect_existing_install() {
886 while [ -n "${searchpath}" ]; do
887 _ndpath="$(PATH="${searchpath}" command -v netdata 2>/dev/null)"
888
889 - if [ -z "${ndpath}" ]; then
889 + if [ -z "${ndpath}" ] && [ -n "${_ndpath}" ]; then
890 ndpath="${_ndpath}"
891 - elif [ -n "${_ndpath}" ]; then
891 + elif [ -n "${_ndpath}" ] && [ "${ndpath}" != "${_ndpath}" ]; then
892 fatal "Multiple installs of Netdata agent detected (located at '${ndpath}' and '${_ndpath}'). Such a setup is not generally supported. If you are certain you want to operate on one of them despite this, use the '--install-prefix' option to specifiy the install you want to operate on." F0517
893 fi
894
895 if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ] && [ -n "${ndpath}" ]; then
896 break
897 + elif [ -z "${_ndpath}" ]; then
898 + break
899 elif echo "${searchpath}" | grep -v ':'; then
900 searchpath=""
901 else