Stopping syncd process via syncd_request_shutdown --cold not working properly

[mfriyas]

While executing restart_syncd.yml , the script was trying to execute the below command and expecting the process to be killed in output. But the command is fail to kill the syncd process.

utdown --cold264f-03:/home/admin# docker exec -i syncd /usr/bin/syncd_request_shu
requested COLD shutdown

root@sonic-z9264f-03:/home/admin# pgrep "<syncd>" -a

8396 /bin/bash /usr/local/bin/syncd.sh wait >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
8400 /bin/bash /usr/bin/syncd.sh wait

From script expectations

• name: Stop syncd process
  shell: docker exec -i syncd /usr/bin/syncd_request_shutdown --cold

• name: Wait 10 seconds for syncd to quit
  pause:
  seconds: 10

• name: Look for syncd process
  shell: pgrep "<syncd>" -a
  register: syncd_out
  ignore_errors: yes

• debug: msg="{{ syncd_out.stdout_lines }}"

• fail: msg="Syncd is still running?"
  when:

  • ({{ syncd_out.stdout_lines | length }} > 0)

[yxieca]

This issue has been addressed in master and 201811 branch.