[GH-ISSUE #245] Bug: Excess Python.exe Instances #2096

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opened 2026-03-14 02:30:24 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @bradhawkins85 on GitHub (Jan 14, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amidaware/tacticalrmm/issues/245

The Salt Minion appears to launch excess python.exe processes.
Approx 150-200 processes.
Salt log shows possible communication issues to the master although the master is contactable.

2021-01-14 17:53:10,845 [salt.utils.process:906 ][ERROR ][10124] An un-handled exception from the multiprocessing process 'ProcessPayload' was caught:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\utils\process.py", line 897, in wrapped_run_func
return run_func()
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\multiprocessing\process.py", line 99, in run
self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\minion.py", line 1745, in _target
minion_instance = cls(opts)
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\minion.py", line 1224, in init
self.io_loop = ZMQDefaultLoop.current()
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\ioloop.py", line 215, in current
return IOLoop.instance()
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\ioloop.py", line 163, in instance
IOLoop._instance = IOLoop()
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\util.py", line 294, in new
instance.initialize(*args, **init_kwargs)
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\platform\select.py", line 77, in initialize
super(SelectIOLoop, self).initialize(impl=_Select(), **kwargs)
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\ioloop.py", line 711, in initialize
self._waker = Waker()
File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\platform\common.py", line 65, in init
self.writer.connect(connect_address)
TimeoutError: [WinError 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

Originally created by @bradhawkins85 on GitHub (Jan 14, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amidaware/tacticalrmm/issues/245 ![Screenshot 2021-01-14 221714](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/15325110/104589907-49f8a280-56b6-11eb-9380-28dfd47f0388.png) The Salt Minion appears to launch excess python.exe processes. Approx 150-200 processes. Salt log shows possible communication issues to the master although the master is contactable. 2021-01-14 17:53:10,845 [salt.utils.process:906 ][ERROR ][10124] An un-handled exception from the multiprocessing process 'ProcessPayload' was caught: Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\utils\process.py", line 897, in wrapped_run_func return run_func() File "c:\salt\bin\lib\multiprocessing\process.py", line 99, in run self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs) File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\minion.py", line 1745, in _target minion_instance = cls(opts) File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\minion.py", line 1224, in __init__ self.io_loop = ZMQDefaultLoop.current() File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\ioloop.py", line 215, in current return IOLoop.instance() File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\ioloop.py", line 163, in instance IOLoop._instance = IOLoop() File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\util.py", line 294, in __new__ instance.initialize(*args, **init_kwargs) File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\platform\select.py", line 77, in initialize super(SelectIOLoop, self).initialize(impl=_Select(), **kwargs) File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\ioloop.py", line 711, in initialize self._waker = Waker() File "c:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt-3001rc1_16_ge92daf88a2-py3.7.egg\salt\ext\tornado\platform\common.py", line 65, in __init__ self.writer.connect(connect_address) TimeoutError: [WinError 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond