bash: closing file descriptors from a process

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Below is a test script to illustrate a problem from a larger script I am writing.

$ cat /tmp/loggingtest 
#!/bin/bash

lvcreate -s -l 100%FREE -n var-data-snapshot vg00/var-data 2> >(logger -t "loggingtest.crit") 1> >(logger -t "loggingtest.info")

sync &
wait

lvremove -f vg00/var-data-snapshot 2> >(logger -t "loggingtest.crit") 1> >(logger -t "loggingtest.info")

When I run this I receive the following output in /var/log/syslog.
Specifically I cannot understand where the "File descriptor 62 left open" and "File descriptor 63 left open" errors are coming from. Also the script hangs until I press enter.

Sep 12 11:57:39 debvelopment loggingtest.crit: File descriptor 62 left open
Sep 12 11:57:39 debvelopment loggingtest.crit: File descriptor 63 left open
Sep 12 11:57:39 debvelopment loggingtest.info:   Logical volume "var-data-snapshot" created
Sep 12 11:57:39 debvelopment loggingtest.crit: File descriptor 62 left open
Sep 12 11:57:39 debvelopment loggingtest.crit: File descriptor 63 left open
Sep 12 11:57:39 debvelopment loggingtest.info:   Logical volume "var-data-snapshot" successfully removed

I have done research but I am finding it difficult to understand whether these errors are related to lvm, syslog or something I am doing wrong in bash? let alone how to close the file descriptors properly.

---------- Post updated at 06:12 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:01 PM ----------

I can now prevent the errors and know that the descriptors are from "logger" but I still do not understand it.

I added "62>&- 63>&-" to the end of each command and this resolves the errors e.g.

#!/bin/bash

lvcreate -s -l 100%FREE -n var-data-snapshot vg00/var-data 2> >(logger -t "loggingtest.crit") 1> >(logger -t "loggingtest.info") 62>&- 63>&-

sync &
wait

lvremove -f vg00/var-data-snapshot 2> >(logger -t "loggingtest.crit") 1> >(logger -t "loggingtest.info") 62>&- 63>&-

But what if the file descriptors where to change? How can I identify the relevant file descriptors and then close them? Do I need to even be concerned as they appear to close anyway?

Thanks

2

you just have to close them then:

#!/bin/bash

{
	exec 62>&-
	exec 63>&-
	lvcreate -s -l 100%FREE -n var-data-snapshot vg00/var-data
} 2> >(logger -t "loggingtest.crit") 1> >(logger -t "loggingtest.info")

sync &
wait

{
	exec 62>&-
	exec 63>&-
	lvremove -f vg00/var-data-snapshot
} 2> >(logger -t "loggingtest.crit") 1> >(logger -t "loggingtest.info")

---------- Post updated at 04:19 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:16 PM ----------

Thanks to this thread I now know why I have some fds left open even if I close a duplicate fd.