From 3e6964b841bb22c4eab4cdaa22655beeae577419 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Péter Szilágyi Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:03:31 +0300 Subject: rpc/comms: fix #1795, ensure IPC path exists before binding --- rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'rpc') diff --git a/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go b/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go index 9d90da071..d68363a45 100644 --- a/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go +++ b/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package comms import ( "net" "os" + "path/filepath" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog" @@ -69,7 +70,11 @@ func (self *ipcClient) reconnect() error { } func startIpc(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec, initializer func(conn net.Conn) (shared.EthereumApi, error)) error { - os.Remove(cfg.Endpoint) // in case it still exists from a previous run + // Ensure the IPC path exists and remove any previous leftover + if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(cfg.Endpoint), 0751); err != nil { + return err + } + os.Remove(cfg.Endpoint) l, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", &net.UnixAddr{Name: cfg.Endpoint, Net: "unix"}) if err != nil { -- cgit