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Feature: Don't display redundant error messages on execute failure

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4/5
Estimated time
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Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
devops

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Reproduce the failure with execute 'logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf' on a single server and inspect the reported SSHKit::Runner::ExecuteError and SSHKit::Command::Failed messages. Trace where these errors are surfaced, then verify that one relevant error retains the command, exit status, stdout, and stderr without repeating the same failure three times.

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Description

new feature

Showing the same error in three different ways seems redundant. Is it possible to collapse into one?

The second one looks most relevant.

cap aborted!
SSHKit::Runner::ExecuteError: Exception while executing on host 12.34.56.78: Exception while executing on host 12.34.56.78: logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf exit status: 1
logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf stdout: Nothing written
logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf stderr: error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /path/to/log1.log of '/path/to/log1.log
/path/to/log2.log
'

SSHKit::Runner::ExecuteError: Exception while executing on host 12.34.56.78: logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf exit status: 1
logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf stdout: Nothing written
logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf stderr: error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /path/to/log1.log of '/path/to/log1.log
/path/to/log2.log
'

SSHKit::Command::Failed: logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf exit status: 1
logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf stdout: Nothing written
logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf stderr: error: error running non-shared postrotate script for /path/to/log1.log of '/root/apps/eme/shared/log/staging.log
/path/to/log2.log
'

Background: It occurred when I run

execute 'logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.conf'

on a single server, where the postrotate script for logrotate exits with a failure status.

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