When restarting tcollector, the old tcp_bridge.py instance can sometimes take longer than expected to die. When the new tcollector instance tries to start up a new tcp_bridge.py instance, it fails to bind to the port and exits, causing tcollector to mark it as dead.
2016-11-02 11:15:09,192 tcollector[15275] WARNING: tcp_bridge.py: could not open socket: [Errno 98] Address already in use
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2016-11-02 11:15:23,250 tcollector[15275] WARNING: collector tcp_bridge.py terminated after 15 seconds with status code 1, marking dead
When restarting tcollector, the old
tcp_bridge.pyinstance can sometimes take longer than expected to die. When the new tcollector instance tries to start up a newtcp_bridge.pyinstance, it fails to bind to the port and exits, causing tcollector to mark it as dead.