--- loncom/loncnew	2003/08/19 09:31:46	1.19
+++ loncom/loncnew	2007/03/28 21:44:05	1.82
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # lonc maintains the connections to remote computers
 #
-# $Id: loncnew,v 1.19 2003/08/19 09:31:46 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: loncnew,v 1.82 2007/03/28 21:44:05 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -35,69 +35,16 @@
 #    - Add ability to create/negotiate lond connections (done).
 #    - Add general logic for dispatching requests and timeouts. (done).
 #    - Add support for the lonc/lond requests.          (done).
-#    - Add logging/status monitoring.
-#    - Add Signal handling - HUP restarts. USR1 status report.
+#    - Add logging/status monitoring.                    (done)
+#    - Add Signal handling - HUP restarts. USR1 status report. (done)
 #    - Add Configuration file I/O                       (done).
-#    - Add management/status request interface.
+#    - Add management/status request interface.         (done)
 #    - Add deferred request capability.                  (done)
-#    - Detect transmission timeouts.
-#
-
-# Change log:
-#    $Log: loncnew,v $
-#    Revision 1.19  2003/08/19 09:31:46  foxr
-#    Get socket directory from configuration rather than the old hard coded test
-#    way that I forgot to un-hard code.
-#
-#    Revision 1.18  2003/08/06 09:52:29  foxr
-#    Also needed to remember to fail in-flight transactions if their sends fail.
-#
-#    Revision 1.17  2003/08/03 00:44:31  foxr
-#    1. Correct handling of connection failure: Assume it means the host is
-#       unreachable and fail all of the queued transactions.  Note that the
-#       inflight transactions should fail on their own time due either to timeout
-#       or send/receive failures.
-#    2. Correct handling of logs for forced death signals.  Pull the signal
-#       from the event watcher.
-#
-#    Revision 1.16  2003/07/29 02:33:05  foxr
-#    Add SIGINT processing to child processes to toggle annoying trace mode
-#    on/off.. will try to use this to isolate the compute boud process issue.
-#
-#    Revision 1.15  2003/07/15 02:07:05  foxr
-#    Added code for lonc/lond transaction timeouts.  Who knows if it works right.
-#    The intent is for a timeout to fail any transaction in progress and kill
-#    off the sockt that timed out.
-#
-#    Revision 1.14  2003/07/03 02:10:18  foxr
-#    Get all of the signals to work correctly.
-#
-#    Revision 1.13  2003/07/02 01:31:55  foxr
-#    Added kill -HUP logic (restart).
-#
-#    Revision 1.11  2003/06/25 01:54:44  foxr
-#    Fix more problems with transaction failure.
-#
-#    Revision 1.10  2003/06/24 02:46:04  foxr
-#    Put a limit on  the number of times we'll retry a connection.
-#    Start getting the signal stuff put in as well...note that need to get signals
-#    going or else 6the client will permanently give up on dead servers.
-#
-#    Revision 1.9  2003/06/13 02:38:43  foxr
-#    Add logging in 'expected format'
-#
-#    Revision 1.8  2003/06/11 02:04:35  foxr
-#    Support delayed transactions... this is done uniformly by encapsulating
-#    transactions in an object ... a LondTransaction that is implemented by
-#    LondTransaction.pm
-#
-#    Revision 1.7  2003/06/03 01:59:39  foxr
-#    complete coding to support deferred transactions.
-#
+#    - Detect transmission timeouts.                     (done)
 #
 
+use strict;
 use lib "/home/httpd/lib/perl/";
-use lib "/home/foxr/newloncapa/types";
 use Event qw(:DEFAULT );
 use POSIX qw(:signal_h);
 use POSIX;
@@ -113,18 +60,7 @@ use LONCAPA::Stack;
 use LONCAPA::LondConnection;
 use LONCAPA::LondTransaction;
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
-use LONCAPA::HashIterator;
-
-
-#
-#   Disable all signals we might receive from outside for now.
-#
-#$SIG{QUIT}  = IGNORE;
-#$SIG{HUP}   = IGNORE;
-#$SIG{USR1}  = IGNORE;
-#$SIG{INT}   = IGNORE;
-#$SIG{CHLD}  = IGNORE;
-#$SIG{__DIE__}  = IGNORE;
+use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 
 
 # Read the httpd configuration file to get perl variables
@@ -137,20 +73,29 @@ my %perlvar    = %{$perlvarref};
 #  parent and shared variables.
 
 my %ChildHash;			# by pid -> host.
+my %listening_to;		# Socket->host table for who the parent
+                                # is listening to.
+my %parent_dispatchers;         # host-> listener watcher events. 
 
+my %parent_handlers;		# Parent signal handlers...
 
 my $MaxConnectionCount = 10;	# Will get from config later.
 my $ClientConnection = 0;	# Uniquifier for client events.
 
 my $DebugLevel = 0;
-my $NextDebugLevel= 10;		# So Sigint can toggle this.
-my $IdleTimeout= 3600;		# Wait an hour before pruning connections.
+my $NextDebugLevel= 2;		# So Sigint can toggle this.
+my $IdleTimeout= 600;		# Wait 10 minutes before pruning connections.
+
+my $LogTransactions = 0;	# When True, all transactions/replies get logged.
+my $executable      = $0;	# Get the full path to me.
 
 #
 #  The variables below are only used by the child processes.
 #
 my $RemoteHost;			# Name of host child is talking to.
-my $UnixSocketDir= $perlvar{'lonSockDir'}
+my $RemoteHostId;		# default lonid of host child is talking to.
+my @all_host_ids;
+my $UnixSocketDir= $perlvar{'lonSockDir'};
 my $IdleConnections = Stack->new(); # Set of idle connections
 my %ActiveConnections;		# Connections to the remote lond.
 my %ActiveTransactions;		# LondTransactions in flight.
@@ -162,6 +107,13 @@ my $Status          = "";	# Current stat
 my $RecentLogEntry  = "";
 my $ConnectionRetries=5;	# Number of connection retries allowed.
 my $ConnectionRetriesLeft=5;	# Number of connection retries remaining.
+my $LondVersion     = "unknown"; # Version of lond we talk with.
+my $KeyMode         = "";       # e.g. ssl, local, insecure from last connect.
+my $LondConnecting  = 0;       # True when a connection is being built.
+
+
+
+my $I_am_child      = 0;	# True if this is the child process.
 
 #
 #   The hash below gives the HTML format for log messages
@@ -169,13 +121,27 @@ my $ConnectionRetriesLeft=5;	# Number of
 #    
 my %LogFormats;
 
-$LogFormats{"CRITICAL"} = "<font color=red>CRITICAL: %s</font>";
-$LogFormats{"SUCCESS"}  = "<font color=green>SUCCESS: %s</font>";
-$LogFormats{"INFO"}     = "<font color=yellow>INFO: %s</font>";
-$LogFormats{"WARNING"}  = "<font color=blue>WARNING: %s</font>";
+$LogFormats{"CRITICAL"} = "<font color='red'>CRITICAL: %s</font>";
+$LogFormats{"SUCCESS"}  = "<font color='green'>SUCCESS: %s</font>";
+$LogFormats{"INFO"}     = "<font color='yellow'>INFO: %s</font>";
+$LogFormats{"WARNING"}  = "<font color='blue'>WARNING: %s</font>";
 $LogFormats{"DEFAULT"}  = " %s ";
 
 
+#  UpdateStatus;
+#    Update the idle status display to show how many connections
+#    are left, retries and other stuff.
+#
+sub UpdateStatus {
+    if ($ConnectionRetriesLeft > 0) {
+	ShowStatus(GetServerHost()." Connection count: ".$ConnectionCount
+		   ." Retries remaining: ".$ConnectionRetriesLeft
+		   ." ($KeyMode)");
+    } else {
+	ShowStatus(GetServerHost()." >> DEAD <<");
+    }
+}
+
 
 =pod
 
@@ -184,6 +150,7 @@ $LogFormats{"DEFAULT"}  = " %s ";
 Makes an entry into the permanent log file.
 
 =cut
+
 sub LogPerm {
     my $message=shift;
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
@@ -215,9 +182,9 @@ host and the time will be formatted into
 =cut
 
 sub Log {
-    my $severity = shift;
-    my $message  = shift;
-   
+
+    my ($severity, $message) = @_;
+
     if(!$LogFormats{$severity}) {
 	$severity = "DEFAULT";
     }
@@ -229,7 +196,7 @@ sub Log {
     my $now   = time;
     my $local = localtime($now);
     my $finalformat = "$local ($$) [$RemoteHost] [$Status] ";
-    my $finalformat = $finalformat.$format."\n";
+    $finalformat = $finalformat.$format."\n";
 
     # open the file and put the result.
 
@@ -252,14 +219,16 @@ Returns the name of the host that a sock
 =cut
 
 sub GetPeername {
-    my $connection = shift;
-    my $AdrFamily  = shift;
+
+
+    my ($connection, $AdrFamily) = @_;
+
     my $peer       = $connection->peername();
     my $peerport;
     my $peerip;
     if($AdrFamily == AF_INET) {
 	($peerport, $peerip) = sockaddr_in($peer);
-	my $peername    = gethostbyaddr($iaddr, $AdrFamily);
+	my $peername    = gethostbyaddr($peerip, $AdrFamily);
 	return $peername;
     } elsif ($AdrFamily == AF_UNIX) {
 	my $peerfile;
@@ -267,7 +236,6 @@ sub GetPeername {
 	return $peerfile;
     }
 }
-#----------------------------- Timer management ------------------------
 =pod
 
 =head2 Debug
@@ -277,18 +245,20 @@ Invoked to issue a debug message.
 =cut
 
 sub Debug {
-    my $level   = shift;
-    my $message = shift;
+
+    my ($level, $message) = @_;
+
     if ($level <= $DebugLevel) {
-	Log("INFO", "-Debug- $message host = $RemotHost");
+	Log("INFO", "-Debug- $message host = $RemoteHost");
     }
 }
 
 sub SocketDump {
-    my $level = shift;
-    my $socket= shift;
+
+    my ($level, $socket) = @_;
+
     if($level <= $DebugLevel) {
-	$socket->Dump();
+	$socket->Dump(-1);	# Ensure it will get dumped.
     }
 }
 
@@ -300,6 +270,7 @@ sub SocketDump {
  and as what we return in a SIGUSR1
 
 =cut
+
 sub ShowStatus {
     my $state = shift;
     my $now = time;
@@ -310,18 +281,67 @@ sub ShowStatus {
 
 =pod
 
-=head 2 SocketTimeout
+=head2 SocketTimeout
 
     Called when an action on the socket times out.  The socket is 
    destroyed and any active transaction is failed.
 
 
 =cut
+
 sub SocketTimeout {
     my $Socket = shift;
-    
-    KillSocket($Socket);
+    Log("WARNING", "A socket timeout was detected");
+    Debug(5, " SocketTimeout called: ");
+    $Socket->Dump(0);
+    if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
+	FailTransaction($ActiveTransactions{$Socket});
+    }
+    KillSocket($Socket);	# A transaction timeout also counts as
+                                # a connection failure:
+    $ConnectionRetriesLeft--;
+    if($ConnectionRetriesLeft <= 0) {
+	Log("CRITICAL", "Host marked DEAD: ".GetServerHost());
+	$LondConnecting = 0;
+    }
+
+}
+
+#
+#   This function should be called by the child in all cases where it must
+#   exit.  The child process must create a lock file for the AF_UNIX socket
+#   in order to prevent connection requests from lonnet in the time between
+#   process exit and the parent picking up the listen again.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#     exit_code           - Exit status value, however see the next parameter.
+#     message             - If this optional parameter is supplied, the exit
+#                           is via a die with this message.
+#
+sub child_exit {
+    my ($exit_code, $message) = @_;
+
+    # Regardless of how we exit, we may need to do the lock thing:
+
+    #
+    #  Create a lock file since there will be a time window
+    #  between our exit and the parent's picking up the listen
+    #  during which no listens will be done on the
+    #  lonnet client socket.
+    #
+    my $lock_file = &GetLoncSocketPath().".lock";
+    open(LOCK,">$lock_file");
+    print LOCK "Contents not important";
+    close(LOCK);
+    unlink(&GetLoncSocketPath());
+
+    if ($message) {
+	die($message);
+    } else {
+	exit($exit_code);
+    }
 }
+#----------------------------- Timer management ------------------------
 
 =pod
 
@@ -333,8 +353,11 @@ Invoked  each timer tick.
 
 
 sub Tick {
+    my ($Event)       = @_;
+    my $clock_watcher = $Event->w;
+
     my $client;
-    ShowStatus(GetServerHost()." Connection count: ".$ConnectionCount);
+    UpdateStatus();
 
     # Is it time to prune connection count:
 
@@ -343,8 +366,14 @@ sub Tick {
        ($WorkQueue->Count() == 0)) { # Idle connections and nothing to do?
 	$IdleSeconds++;
 	if($IdleSeconds > $IdleTimeout) { # Prune a connection...
-	    $Socket = $IdleConnections->pop();
+	    my $Socket = $IdleConnections->pop();
 	    KillSocket($Socket);
+	    $IdleSeconds = 0;	# Otherwise all connections get trimmed to fast.
+	    UpdateStatus();
+	    if(($ConnectionCount == 0)) {
+		&child_exit(0);
+
+	    }
 	}
     } else {
 	$IdleSeconds = 0;	# Reset idle count if not idle.
@@ -352,29 +381,44 @@ sub Tick {
     #
     #  For each inflight transaction, tick down its timeout counter.
     #
-    foreach $item (keys %ActiveTransactions) {
-	my $Socket = $ActiveTransactions{$item}->getServer();
-	$Socket->Tick();
+
+    foreach my $item (keys %ActiveConnections) {
+	my $State = $ActiveConnections{$item}->data->GetState();
+	if ($State ne 'Idle') {
+	    Debug(5,"Ticking Socket $State $item");
+	    $ActiveConnections{$item}->data->Tick();
+	}
     }
     # Do we have work in the queue, but no connections to service them?
     # If so, try to make some new connections to get things going again.
     #
-    
+    #   Note this code is dead now...
+    #
     my $Requests = $WorkQueue->Count();
-    if (($ConnectionCount == 0)  && ($Requests > 0)) { 
+    if (($ConnectionCount == 0)  && ($Requests > 0) && (!$LondConnecting)) { 
 	if ($ConnectionRetriesLeft > 0) {
-	    my $Connections = ($Requests <= $MaxConnectionCount) ?
-		$Requests : $MaxConnectionCount;
-	    Debug(1,"Work but no connections, start ".$Connections." of them");
-	    for ($i =0; $i < $Connections; $i++) {
-		MakeLondConnection();
+	    Debug(5,"Work but no connections, Make a new one");
+	    my $success;
+	    $success    = &MakeLondConnection;
+	    if($success == 0) { # All connections failed:
+		Debug(5,"Work in queue failed to make any connectiouns\n");
+		EmptyQueue();	# Fail pending transactions with con_lost.
+		CloseAllLondConnections(); # Should all be closed but....
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    Debug(1,"Work in queue, but gave up on connections..flushing\n");
+	    $LondConnecting = 0;
+	    ShowStatus(GetServerHost()." >>> DEAD!!! <<<");
+	    Debug(5,"Work in queue, but gave up on connections..flushing\n");
 	    EmptyQueue();	# Connections can't be established.
+	    CloseAllLondConnections(); # Should all already be closed but...
 	}
        
     }
+    if ($ConnectionCount == 0) {
+	$KeyMode = ""; 
+	$clock_watcher->cancel();
+    }
+    &UpdateStatus();
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -395,7 +439,7 @@ Trigger disconnections of idle sockets.
 
 sub SetupTimer {
     Debug(6, "SetupTimer");
-    Event->timer(interval => 1, debug => 1, cb => \&Tick );
+    Event->timer(interval => 1, cb => \&Tick );
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -415,21 +459,22 @@ long enough, it will be shut down and re
 
 sub ServerToIdle {
     my $Socket   = shift;	# Get the socket.
+    $KeyMode = $Socket->{AuthenticationMode};
     delete($ActiveTransactions{$Socket}); # Server has no transaction
 
-    &Debug(6, "Server to idle");
+    &Debug(5, "Server to idle");
 
     #  If there's work to do, start the transaction:
 
-    $reqdata = $WorkQueue->dequeue(); # This is a LondTransaction
-    unless($reqdata eq undef)  {
-	Debug(9, "Queue gave request data: ".$reqdata->getRequest());
+    my $reqdata = $WorkQueue->dequeue(); # This is a LondTransaction
+    if ($reqdata ne undef)  {
+	Debug(5, "Queue gave request data: ".$reqdata->getRequest());
 	&StartRequest($Socket,  $reqdata);
 
     } else {
 	
     #  There's no work waiting, so push the server to idle list.
-	&Debug(8, "No new work requests, server connection going idle");
+	&Debug(5, "No new work requests, server connection going idle");
 	$IdleConnections->push($Socket);
     }
 }
@@ -475,7 +520,7 @@ sub ClientWritable {
 	# request.
 	
 	&Debug(9,"Send result is ".$result." Defined: ".defined($result));
-	if(defined($result)) {
+	if($result ne undef) {
 	    &Debug(9, "send result was defined");
 	    if($result == length($Data)) { # Entire string sent.
 		&Debug(9, "ClientWritable data all written");
@@ -494,7 +539,7 @@ sub ClientWritable {
 	    } else {		# Partial string sent.
 		$Watcher->data(substr($Data, $result));
 		if($result == 0) {    # client hung up on us!!
-		    Log("INFO", "lonc pipe client hung up on us!");
+		    # Log("INFO", "lonc pipe client hung up on us!");
 		    $Watcher->cancel;
 		    $Socket->shutdown(2);
 		    $Socket->close();
@@ -546,20 +591,25 @@ The transaction that is being completed.
 =cut
 
 sub CompleteTransaction {
-    &Debug(6,"Complete transaction");
-    my $Socket = shift;
-    my $Transaction = shift;
+    &Debug(5,"Complete transaction");
+
+    my ($Socket, $Transaction) = @_;
 
     if (!$Transaction->isDeferred()) { # Normal transaction
 	my $data   = $Socket->GetReply(); # Data to send.
+	if($LogTransactions) {
+	    Log("SUCCESS", "Reply from lond: '$data'");
+	}
 	StartClientReply($Transaction, $data);
     } else {			# Delete deferred transaction file.
 	Log("SUCCESS", "A delayed transaction was completed");
-	LogPerm("S:$Client:".$Transaction->getRequest());
+	LogPerm("S:$Transaction->getClient() :".$Transaction->getRequest());
 	unlink $Transaction->getFile();
     }
 }
+
 =pod
+
 =head1 StartClientReply
 
    Initiates a reply to a client where the reply data is a parameter.
@@ -575,17 +625,16 @@ sub CompleteTransaction {
     The data to send to apached client.
 
 =cut
+
 sub StartClientReply {
-    my $Transaction   = shift;
-    my $data     = shift;
 
+    my ($Transaction, $data) = @_;
 
     my $Client   = $Transaction->getClient();
 
     &Debug(8," Reply was: ".$data);
     my $Serial         = $ActiveClients{$Client};
     my $desc           = sprintf("Connection to lonc client %d",
-
 				 $Serial);
     Event->io(fd       => $Client,
 	      poll     => "w",
@@ -593,7 +642,9 @@ sub StartClientReply {
 	      cb       => \&ClientWritable,
 	      data     => $data);
 }
+
 =pod
+
 =head2 FailTransaction
 
   Finishes a transaction with failure because the associated lond socket
@@ -603,8 +654,7 @@ sub StartClientReply {
   - The transaction is 'live' in which case we initiate the sending
     of "con_lost" to the client.
 
-Deleting the transaction means killing it from the 
-%ActiveTransactions hash.
+Deleting the transaction means killing it from the %ActiveTransactions hash.
 
 Parameters:
 
@@ -612,12 +662,19 @@ Parameters:
  
    The LondTransaction we are failing.
  
+
 =cut
 
 sub FailTransaction {
     my $transaction = shift;
-    Log("WARNING", "Failing transaction ".$transaction->getRequest());
-    Debug(1, "Failing transaction: ".$transaction->getRequest());
+    
+    #  If the socket is dead, that's already logged.
+
+    if ($ConnectionRetriesLeft > 0) {
+	Log("WARNING", "Failing transaction "
+	    .$transaction->getLoggableRequest());
+    }
+    Debug(1, "Failing transaction: ".$transaction->getLoggableRequest());
     if (!$transaction->isDeferred()) { # If the transaction is deferred we'll get to it.
 	my $client  = $transaction->getClient();
 	Debug(1," Replying con_lost to ".$transaction->getRequest());
@@ -627,13 +684,16 @@ sub FailTransaction {
 }
 
 =pod
+
 =head1  EmptyQueue
 
   Fails all items in the work queue with con_lost.
   Note that each item in the work queue is a transaction.
 
 =cut
+
 sub EmptyQueue {
+    $ConnectionRetriesLeft--;	# Counts as connection failure too.
     while($WorkQueue->Count()) {
 	my $request = $WorkQueue->dequeue(); # This is a transaction
 	FailTransaction($request);
@@ -647,12 +707,15 @@ sub EmptyQueue {
 Close all connections open on lond prior to exit e.g.
 
 =cut
+
 sub CloseAllLondConnections {
-    foreach $Socket (keys %ActiveConnections) {
-	KillSocket($Socket);
+    foreach my $Socket (keys %ActiveConnections) {
+      if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
+	FailTransaction($ActiveTransactions{$Socket});
+      }
+      KillSocket($Socket);
     }
 }
-=cut
 
 =pod
 
@@ -674,8 +737,8 @@ Parameters:
 
 nonzero if we are allowed to create a new connection.
 
-
 =cut
+
 sub KillSocket {
     my $Socket = shift;
 
@@ -693,14 +756,15 @@ sub KillSocket {
     }
     if(exists($ActiveConnections{$Socket})) {
 	delete($ActiveConnections{$Socket});
+	$ConnectionCount--;
+	if ($ConnectionCount < 0) { $ConnectionCount = 0; }
     }
-    $ConnectionCount--;
-
     #  If the connection count has gone to zero and there is work in the
     #  work queue, the work all gets failed with con_lost.
     #
     if($ConnectionCount == 0) {
-	EmptyQueue;
+	EmptyQueue();
+	CloseAllLondConnections; # Should all already be closed but...
     }
 }
 
@@ -726,6 +790,17 @@ The connection must echo the challenge b
 The challenge has been replied to.  The we are receiveing the 
 'ok' from the partner.
 
+=head3  State=ReadingVersionString
+
+We have requested the lond version and are reading the
+version back.  Upon completion, we'll store the version away
+for future use(?).
+
+=head3 State=HostSet
+
+We have selected the domain name of our peer (multhomed hosts)
+and are getting the reply (presumably ok) back.
+
 =head3 State=RequestingKey
 
 The ok has been received and we need to send the request for
@@ -769,7 +844,7 @@ sub LondReadable {
     my $Socket     = $Watcher->data;
     my $client     = undef;
 
-    &Debug(6,"LondReadable called state = ".$State);
+    &Debug(6,"LondReadable called state = ".$Socket->GetState());
 
 
     my $State = $Socket->GetState(); # All action depends on the state.
@@ -780,16 +855,22 @@ sub LondReadable {
     &Debug(2, "Socket->Readable returned: $status");
 
     if($status != 0) {
-	 # bad return from socket read. Currently this means that
+	# bad return from socket read. Currently this means that
 	# The socket has become disconnected. We fail the transaction.
 
 	Log("WARNING",
 	    "Lond connection lost.");
 	if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
 	    FailTransaction($ActiveTransactions{$Socket});
+	} else {
+	    #  Socket is connecting and failed... need to mark
+	    #  no longer connecting.
+	   
+	    $LondConnecting = 0;
 	}
 	$Watcher->cancel();
 	KillSocket($Socket);
+	$ConnectionRetriesLeft--;       # Counts as connection failure
 	return;
     }
     SocketDump(6,$Socket);
@@ -797,19 +878,34 @@ sub LondReadable {
     $State = $Socket->GetState(); # Update in case of transition.
     &Debug(6, "After read, state is ".$State);
 
-   if($State eq "Initialized") {
+    if($State eq "Initialized") {
 
 
     } elsif ($State eq "ChallengeReceived") {
 	#  The challenge must be echoed back;  The state machine
 	# in the connection takes care of setting that up.  Just
 	# need to transition to writable:
-
+	
 	$Watcher->cb(\&LondWritable);
 	$Watcher->poll("w");
 
     } elsif ($State eq "ChallengeReplied") {
 
+    } elsif ($State eq "RequestingVersion") {
+	# Need to ask for the version... that is writiability:
+
+	$Watcher->cb(\&LondWritable);
+	$Watcher->poll("w");
+
+    } elsif ($State eq "ReadingVersionString") {
+	# Read the rest of the version string... 
+    } elsif ($State eq "SetHost") {
+	# Need to request the actual domain get set...
+
+	$Watcher->cb(\&LondWritable);
+	$Watcher->poll("w");
+    } elsif ($State eq "HostSet") {
+	# Reading the 'ok' from the peer.
 
     } elsif ($State eq "RequestingKey") {
 	#  The ok was received.  Now we need to request the key
@@ -821,11 +917,23 @@ sub LondReadable {
     } elsif ($State eq "ReceivingKey") {
 
     } elsif ($State eq "Idle") {
+   
+	# This is as good a spot as any to get the peer version
+	# string:
+   
+	if($LondVersion eq "unknown") {
+	    $LondVersion = $Socket->PeerVersion();
+	    Log("INFO", "Connected to lond version: $LondVersion");
+	}
 	# If necessary, complete a transaction and then go into the
 	# idle queue.
+	#  Note that a trasition to idle indicates a live lond
+	# on the other end so reset the connection retries.
+	#
+	$ConnectionRetriesLeft = $ConnectionRetries; # success resets the count
 	$Watcher->cancel();
 	if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
-	    Debug(8,"Completing transaction!!");
+	    Debug(5,"Completing transaction!!");
 	    CompleteTransaction($Socket, 
 				$ActiveTransactions{$Socket});
 	} else {
@@ -833,12 +941,16 @@ sub LondReadable {
 		.$RemoteHost." now ready for action");
 	}
 	ServerToIdle($Socket);	# Next work unit or idle.
+
+	#
+	$LondConnecting = 0;	# Best spot I can think of for this.
+	# 
 	
     } elsif ($State eq "SendingRequest") {
 	#  We need to be writable for this and probably don't belong
 	#  here inthe first place.
 
-	Deubg(6, "SendingRequest state encountered in readable");
+	Debug(6, "SendingRequest state encountered in readable");
 	$Watcher->poll("w");
 	$Watcher->cb(\&LondWritable);
 
@@ -846,7 +958,7 @@ sub LondReadable {
 
 
     } else {
-	 # Invalid state.
+	# Invalid state.
 	Debug(4, "Invalid state in LondReadable");
     }
 }
@@ -928,21 +1040,40 @@ sub LondWritable {
 
     SocketDump(6,$Socket);
 
-    if      ($State eq "Connected")         {
-
-	if ($Socket->Writable() != 0) {
-	    #  The write resulted in an error.
-	    # We'll treat this as if the socket got disconnected:
-	    Log("WARNING", "Connection to ".$RemoteHost.
-		" has been disconnected");
+    #  If the socket is writable, we must always write.
+    # Only by writing will we undergo state transitions.
+    # Old logic wrote in state specific code below, however
+    # That forces us at least through another invocation of
+    # this function after writability is possible again.
+    # This logic also factors out common code for handling
+    # write failures... in all cases, write failures 
+    # Kill the socket.
+    #  This logic makes the branches of the >big< if below
+    # so that the writing states are actually NO-OPs.
+
+    if ($Socket->Writable() != 0) {
+	#  The write resulted in an error.
+	# We'll treat this as if the socket got disconnected:
+	Log("WARNING", "Connection to ".$RemoteHost.
+	    " has been disconnected");
+	if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
 	    FailTransaction($ActiveTransactions{$Socket});
-	    $Watcher->cancel();
-	    KillSocket($Socket);
-	    return;
+	} else {
+	    #  In the process of conneting, so need to turn that off.
+	    
+	    $LondConnecting = 0;
 	}
-	#  "init" is being sent...
+	$Watcher->cancel();
+	KillSocket($Socket);
+	return;
+    }
 
-	
+
+
+    if      ($State eq "Connected")         {
+
+	#  "init" is being sent...
+ 
     } elsif ($State eq "Initialized")       {
 
 	# Now that init was sent, we switch 
@@ -950,40 +1081,43 @@ sub LondWritable {
 
 	$Watcher->cb(\&LondReadable);
 	$Watcher->poll("r");
-
+	
     } elsif ($State eq "ChallengeReceived") {
 	# We received the challenge, now we 
 	# are echoing it back. This is a no-op,
 	# we're waiting for the state to change
 	
-	if($Socket->Writable() != 0) {
-
-	    $Watcher->cancel();
-	    KillSocket($Socket);
-	    return;
-	}
-	
     } elsif ($State eq "ChallengeReplied")  {
 	# The echo was sent back, so we switch
 	# to watching readability.
 
 	$Watcher->cb(\&LondReadable);
 	$Watcher->poll("r");
+    } elsif ($State eq "RequestingVersion") {
+	# Sending the peer a version request...
+
+    } elsif ($State eq "ReadingVersionString") {
+	# Transition to read since we have sent the
+	# version command and now just need to read the
+	# version string from the peer:
+      
+	$Watcher->cb(\&LondReadable);
+	$Watcher->poll("r");
+      
+    } elsif ($State eq "SetHost") {
+	#  Setting the remote domain...
+
+    } elsif ($State eq "HostSet") {
+	# Back to readable to get the ok.
+      
+	$Watcher->cb(\&LondReadable);
+	$Watcher->poll("r");
+      
 
     } elsif ($State eq "RequestingKey")     {
 	# At this time we're requesting the key.
 	# again, this is essentially a no-op.
-	# we'll write the next chunk until the
-	# state changes.
-
-	if($Socket->Writable() != 0) {
-	    # Write resulted in an error.
 
-	    $Watcher->cancel();
-	    KillSocket($Socket);
-	    return;
-
-	}
     } elsif ($State eq "ReceivingKey")      {
 	# Now we need to wait for the key
 	# to come back from the peer:
@@ -992,20 +1126,10 @@ sub LondWritable {
 	$Watcher->poll("r");
 
     } elsif ($State eq "SendingRequest")    {
+ 
 	# At this time we are sending a request to the
 	# peer... write the next chunk:
 
-	if($Socket->Writable() != 0) {
-
-	    if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
-		Debug(3, "Lond connection lost, failing transactions");
-		FailTransaction($ActiveTransactions{$Socket});
-	    }
-	    $Watcher->cancel();
-	    KillSocket($Socket);
-	    return;
-	    
-	}
 
     } elsif ($State eq "ReceivingReply")    {
 	# The send has completed.  Wait for the
@@ -1024,9 +1148,12 @@ sub LondWritable {
     }
     
 }
+
 =pod
     
 =cut
+
+
 sub QueueDelayed {
     Debug(3,"QueueDelayed called");
 
@@ -1034,20 +1161,19 @@ sub QueueDelayed {
 
     Debug(4, "Delayed path: ".$path);
     opendir(DIRHANDLE, $path);
-    
-    @alldelayed = grep /\.$RemoteHost$/, readdir DIRHANDLE;
-    Debug(4, "Got ".$alldelayed." delayed files");
+
+    my $host_id_re = '(?:'.join('|',map {quotemeta($_)} (@all_host_ids)).')';
+    my @alldelayed = grep(/\.$host_id_re$/, readdir(DIRHANDLE));
     closedir(DIRHANDLE);
-    my $dfname;
-    my $reqfile;
-    foreach $dfname (sort  @alldelayed) {
-	$reqfile = "$path/$dfname";
-	Debug(4, "queueing ".$reqfile);
+    foreach my $dfname (sort(@alldelayed)) {
+	my $reqfile = "$path/$dfname";
+	my ($host_id) = ($dfname =~ /\.([^.]*)$/);
+	Debug(4, "queueing ".$reqfile." for $host_id");
 	my $Handle = IO::File->new($reqfile);
 	my $cmd    = <$Handle>;
 	chomp $cmd;		# There may or may not be a newline...
 	$cmd = $cmd."\n";	# now for sure there's exactly one newline.
-	my $Transaction = LondTransaction->new($cmd);
+	my $Transaction = LondTransaction->new("sethost:$host_id:$cmd");
 	$Transaction->SetDeferred($reqfile);
 	QueueTransaction($Transaction);
     }
@@ -1071,34 +1197,39 @@ sub MakeLondConnection {
 	  .GetServerPort());
 
     my $Connection = LondConnection->new(&GetServerHost(),
-					 &GetServerPort());
+					 &GetServerPort(),
+					 &GetHostId());
 
-    if($Connection == undef) {	# Needs to be more robust later.
+    if($Connection eq undef) {	# Needs to be more robust later.
 	Log("CRITICAL","Failed to make a connection with lond.");
 	$ConnectionRetriesLeft--;
 	return 0;		# Failure.
     }  else {
-	$ConnectionRetriesLeft = $ConnectionRetries; # success resets the count
+
+	$LondConnecting = 1;	# Connection in progress.
 	# The connection needs to have writability 
 	# monitored in order to send the init sequence
 	# that starts the whole authentication/key
 	# exchange underway.
 	#
 	my $Socket = $Connection->GetSocket();
-	if($Socket == undef) {
-	    die "did not get a socket from the connection";
+	if($Socket eq undef) {
+	    &child_exit(-1, "did not get a socket from the connection");
 	} else {
 	    &Debug(9,"MakeLondConnection got socket: ".$Socket);
 	}
 	
-	
-	$event = Event->io(fd       => $Socket,
+	$Connection->SetTimeoutCallback(\&SocketTimeout);
+
+	my $event = Event->io(fd       => $Socket,
 			   poll     => 'w',
 			   cb       => \&LondWritable,
 			   data     => $Connection,
 			   desc => 'Connection to lond server');
 	$ActiveConnections{$Connection} = $event;
-	
+	if ($ConnectionCount == 0) {
+	    &SetupTimer;	# Need to handle timeouts with connections...
+	}
 	$ConnectionCount++;
 	Debug(4, "Connection count = ".$ConnectionCount);
 	if($ConnectionCount == 1) { # First Connection:
@@ -1137,8 +1268,8 @@ The text of the request to send.
 =cut
 
 sub StartRequest {
-    my $Lond     = shift;
-    my $Request  = shift;	# This is a LondTransaction.
+
+    my ($Lond, $Request) = @_;
     
     Debug(6, "StartRequest: ".$Request->getRequest());
 
@@ -1148,7 +1279,7 @@ sub StartRequest {
     $ActiveTransactions{$Lond} = $Request;
 
     $Lond->InitiateTransaction($Request->getRequest());
-    $event = Event->io(fd      => $Socket,
+    my $event = Event->io(fd      => $Socket,
 		       poll    => "w",
 		       cb      => \&LondWritable,
 		       data    => $Lond,
@@ -1187,12 +1318,22 @@ sub QueueTransaction {
 
     my $LondSocket    = $IdleConnections->pop();
     if(!defined $LondSocket) {	# Need to queue request.
-	Debug(8,"Must queue...");
+	Debug(5,"Must queue...");
 	$WorkQueue->enqueue($requestData);
-	if($ConnectionCount < $MaxConnectionCount) {
-	    Debug(4,"Starting additional lond connection");
-	    if(MakeLondConnection() == 0) {
-		EmptyQueue();	# Fail transactions, can't make connection.
+	Debug(5, "Queue Transaction startnew $ConnectionCount $LondConnecting");
+	if(($ConnectionCount < $MaxConnectionCount)   && (! $LondConnecting)) {
+
+	    if($ConnectionRetriesLeft > 0) {
+		Debug(5,"Starting additional lond connection");
+		if(&MakeLondConnection() == 0) {
+		    EmptyQueue();	# Fail transactions, can't make connection.
+		    CloseAllLondConnections; # Should all be closed but...
+		}
+	    } else {
+		ShowStatus(GetServerHost()." >>> DEAD !!!! <<<");
+		$LondConnecting = 0;
+		EmptyQueue();	# It's worse than that ... he's dead Jim.
+		CloseAllLondConnections; # Should all be closed but..
 	    }
 	}
     } else {			# Can start the request:
@@ -1224,7 +1365,7 @@ sub ClientRequest {
     my $rv = $socket->recv($thisread, POSIX::BUFSIZ, 0);
     Debug(8, "rcv:  data length = ".length($thisread)
 	  ." read =".$thisread);
-    unless (defined $rv && length($thisread)) {
+    unless (defined $rv  && length($thisread)) {
 	 # Likely eof on socket.
 	Debug(5,"Client Socket closed on lonc for ".$RemoteHost);
 	close($socket);
@@ -1235,7 +1376,7 @@ sub ClientRequest {
     Debug(8,"Data: ".$data." this read: ".$thisread);
     $data = $data.$thisread;	# Append new data.
     $watcher->data($data);
-    if($data =~ /(.*\n)/) {	# Request entirely read.
+    if($data =~ /\n$/) {	# Request entirely read.
 	if($data eq "close_connection_exit\n") {
 	    Log("CRITICAL",
 		"Request Close Connection ... exiting");
@@ -1243,6 +1384,9 @@ sub ClientRequest {
 	    exit;
 	}
 	Debug(8, "Complete transaction received: ".$data);
+	if($LogTransactions) {
+	    Log("SUCCESS", "Transaction: '$data'"); # Transaction has \n.
+	}
 	my $Transaction = LondTransaction->new($data);
 	$Transaction->SetClient($socket);
 	QueueTransaction($Transaction);
@@ -1251,6 +1395,40 @@ sub ClientRequest {
 
 }
 
+#
+#     Accept a connection request for a client (lonc child) and
+#    start up an event watcher to keep an eye on input from that 
+#    Event.  This can be called both from NewClient and from
+#    ChildProcess.
+# Parameters:
+#    $socket       - The listener socket.
+# Returns:
+#   NONE
+# Side Effects:
+#    An event is made to watch the accepted connection.
+#    Active clients hash is updated to reflect the new connection.
+#    The client connection count is incremented.
+#
+sub accept_client {
+    my ($socket) = @_;
+
+    Debug(8, "Entering accept for lonc UNIX socket\n");
+    my $connection = $socket->accept();	# Accept the client connection.
+    Debug(8,"Connection request accepted from "
+	  .GetPeername($connection, AF_UNIX));
+
+
+    my $description = sprintf("Connection to lonc client %d",
+			      $ClientConnection);
+    Debug(9, "Creating event named: ".$description);
+    Event->io(cb      => \&ClientRequest,
+	      poll    => 'r',
+	      desc    => $description,
+	      data    => "",
+	      fd      => $connection);
+    $ActiveClients{$connection} = $ClientConnection;
+    $ClientConnection++;
+}
 
 =pod
 
@@ -1269,21 +1447,8 @@ sub NewClient {
     my $event      = shift;		# Get the event parameters.
     my $watcher    = $event->w; 
     my $socket     = $watcher->fd;	# Get the event' socket.
-    my $connection = $socket->accept();	# Accept the client connection.
-    Debug(8,"Connection request accepted from "
-	  .GetPeername($connection, AF_UNIX));
 
-
-    my $description = sprintf("Connection to lonc client %d",
-			      $ClientConnection);
-    Debug(9, "Creating event named: ".$description);
-    Event->io(cb      => \&ClientRequest,
-	      poll    => 'r',
-	      desc    => $description,
-	      data    => "",
-	      fd      => $connection);
-    $ActiveClients{$connection} = $ClientConnection;
-    $ClientConnection++;
+    &accept_client($socket);
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1293,10 +1458,20 @@ sub NewClient {
 Returns the name of the UNIX socket on which to listen for client
 connections.
 
+=head2 Parameters:
+
+    host (optional)  - Name of the host socket to return.. defaults to
+                       the return from GetServerHost().
+
 =cut
 
 sub GetLoncSocketPath {
-    return $UnixSocketDir."/".GetServerHost();
+
+    my $host = GetServerHost();	# Default host.
+    if (@_) {
+	($host)  = @_;		# Override if supplied.
+    }
+    return $UnixSocketDir."/".$host;
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1313,6 +1488,18 @@ sub GetServerHost {
 
 =pod
 
+=head2 GetServerId
+
+Returns the hostid whose lond we talk with.
+
+=cut
+
+sub GetHostId {
+    return $RemoteHostId;		# Setup by the fork.
+}
+
+=pod
+
 =head2 GetServerPort
 
 Returns the lond port number.
@@ -1333,22 +1520,49 @@ connection.  The event handler establish
 (creating a communcations channel), that int turn will establish
 another event handler to subess requests.
 
+=head2  Parameters:
+
+   host (optional)   Name of the host to set up a unix socket to.
+
 =cut
 
 sub SetupLoncListener {
+    my ($host,$SocketName) = @_;
+    if (!$host) { $host = &GetServerHost(); }
+    if (!$SocketName) { $SocketName = &GetLoncSocketPath($host); }
+
 
-    my $socket;
-    my $SocketName = GetLoncSocketPath();
     unlink($SocketName);
+
+    my $socket;
     unless ($socket =IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Local  => $SocketName,
-					    Listen => 10, 
+					    Listen => 250, 
 					    Type   => SOCK_STREAM)) {
-	die "Failed to create a lonc listner socket";
+	if($I_am_child) {
+	    &child_exit(-1, "Failed to create a lonc listener socket");
+	} else {
+	    die "Failed to create a lonc listner socket";
+	}
     }
-    Event->io(cb     => \&NewClient,
-	      poll   => 'r',
-	      desc   => 'Lonc listener Unix Socket',
-	      fd     => $socket);
+    return $socket;
+}
+
+#
+#   Toggle transaction logging.
+#  Implicit inputs:  
+#     LogTransactions
+#  Implicit Outputs:
+#     LogTransactions
+sub ToggleTransactionLogging {
+    print STDERR "Toggle transaction logging...\n";
+    if(!$LogTransactions) {
+	$LogTransactions = 1;
+    } else {
+	$LogTransactions = 0;
+    }
+
+
+    Log("SUCCESS", "Toggled transaction logging: $LogTransactions \n");
 }
 
 =pod 
@@ -1358,16 +1572,42 @@ sub SetupLoncListener {
 Child USR1 signal handler to report the most recent status
 into the status file.
 
+We also use this to reset the retries count in order to allow the
+client to retry connections with a previously dead server.
+
 =cut
+
 sub ChildStatus {
     my $event = shift;
     my $watcher = $event->w;
 
     Debug(2, "Reporting child status because : ".$watcher->data);
     my $docdir = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    my $fh = IO::File->new(">>$docdir/lon-status/loncstatus.txt");
-    print $fh $$."\t".$RemoteHost."\t".$Status."\t".
+    
+    open(LOG,">>$docdir/lon-status/loncstatus.txt");
+    flock(LOG,LOCK_EX);
+    print LOG $$."\t".$RemoteHost."\t".$Status."\t".
 	$RecentLogEntry."\n";
+    #
+    #  Write out information about each of the connections:
+    #
+    if ($DebugLevel > 2) {
+	print LOG "Active connection statuses: \n";
+	my $i = 1;
+	print STDERR  "================================= Socket Status Dump:\n";
+	foreach my $item (keys %ActiveConnections) {
+	    my $Socket = $ActiveConnections{$item}->data;
+	    my $state  = $Socket->GetState();
+	    print LOG "Connection $i State: $state\n";
+	    print STDERR "---------------------- Connection $i \n";
+	    $Socket->Dump(-1);	# Ensure it gets dumped..
+	    $i++;	
+	}
+    }
+    flock(LOG,LOCK_UN);
+    close(LOG);
+    $ConnectionRetriesLeft = $ConnectionRetries;
+    UpdateStatus();
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1388,12 +1628,14 @@ sub SignalledToDeath {
     chomp($signal);
     Log("CRITICAL", "Abnormal exit.  Child $$ for $RemoteHost "
 	."died through "."\"$signal\"");
-    LogPerm("F:lonc: $$ on $RemoteHost signalled to death: "
-	    ."\"$signal\"");
+    #LogPerm("F:lonc: $$ on $RemoteHost signalled to death: "
+#	    ."\"$signal\"");
     exit 0;
 
 }
 
+=pod
+
 =head2 ToggleDebug
 
 This sub toggles trace debugging on and off.
@@ -1409,18 +1651,54 @@ sub ToggleDebug {
 
 }
 
+=pod
+
 =head2 ChildProcess
 
 This sub implements a child process for a single lonc daemon.
+Optional parameter:
+   $socket  - if provided, this is a socket already open for listen
+              on the client socket. Otherwise, a new listen is set up.
 
 =cut
 
 sub ChildProcess {
+    #  We've inherited all the
+    #  events of our parent and those have to be cancelled or else
+    #  all holy bloody chaos will result.. trust me, I already made
+    #  >that< mistake.
+
+    my $host = GetServerHost();
+    foreach my $listener (keys %parent_dispatchers) {
+	my $watcher = $parent_dispatchers{$listener};
+	my $s       = $watcher->fd;
+	if ($listener ne $host) { # Close everyone but me.
+	    Debug(5, "Closing listen socket for $listener");
+	    $s->close();
+	}
+	Debug(5, "Killing watcher for $listener");
+
+	$watcher->cancel();
+	delete($parent_dispatchers{$listener});
+
+    }
+
+    #  kill off the parent's signal handlers too!  
+    #
+
+    for my $handler (keys %parent_handlers) {
+	my $watcher = $parent_handlers{$handler};
+	$watcher->cancel();
+	delete($parent_handlers{$handler});
+    }
+
+    $I_am_child    = 1;		# Seems like in spite of it all I may still getting
+                                # parent event dispatches.. flag I'm a child.
 
 
     #
     #  Signals must be handled by the Event framework...
-#
+    #
 
     Event->signal(signal   => "QUIT",
 		  cb       => \&SignalledToDeath,
@@ -1431,52 +1709,259 @@ sub ChildProcess {
     Event->signal(signal   => "USR1",
 		  cb       => \&ChildStatus,
 		  data     => "USR1");
+    Event->signal(signal   => "USR2",
+		  cb       => \&ToggleTransactionLogging);
     Event->signal(signal   => "INT",
 		  cb       => \&ToggleDebug,
 		  data     => "INT");
 
-    SetupTimer();
-    
-    SetupLoncListener();
+    #  Figure out if we got passed a socket or need to open one to listen for
+    #  client requests.
+
+    my ($socket) = @_;
+    if (!$socket) {
+
+	$socket =  SetupLoncListener();
+    }
+    #  Establish an event to listen for client connection requests.
+
+
+    Event->io(cb   => \&NewClient,
+	      poll => 'r',
+	      desc => 'Lonc Listener Unix Socket',
+	      fd   => $socket);
     
-    $Event::Debuglevel = $DebugLevel;
+    $Event::DebugLevel = $DebugLevel;
     
     Debug(9, "Making initial lond connection for ".$RemoteHost);
 
 # Setup the initial server connection:
     
-     # &MakeLondConnection(); // let first work requirest do� it.
+     # &MakeLondConnection(); // let first work request do it.
+
+    #  need to accept the connection since the event may  not fire.
 
+    &accept_client($socket);
 
     Debug(9,"Entering event loop");
     my $ret = Event::loop();		#  Start the main event loop.
     
     
-    die "Main event loop exited!!!";
+    &child_exit (-1,"Main event loop exited!!!");
 }
 
 #  Create a new child for host passed in:
 
 sub CreateChild {
+    my ($host, $hostid) = @_;
+
     my $sigset = POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGINT);
     sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, $sigset);
-    my $host = shift;
     $RemoteHost = $host;
     Log("CRITICAL", "Forking server for ".$host);
-    $pid          = fork;
+    my $pid          = fork;
     if($pid) {			# Parent
 	$RemoteHost = "Parent";
-	$ChildHash{$pid} = $RemoteHost;
+	$ChildHash{$pid} = $host;
 	sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset);
-
+	undef(@all_host_ids);
     } else {			# child.
+	$RemoteHostId = $hostid;
 	ShowStatus("Connected to ".$RemoteHost);
-	$SIG{INT} = DEFAULT;
+	$SIG{INT} = 'DEFAULT';
 	sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset);
-	ChildProcess;		# Does not return.
+	&ChildProcess();		# Does not return.
     }
+}
 
+# parent_client_connection:
+#    Event handler that processes client connections for the parent process.
+#    This sub is called when the parent is listening on a socket and
+#    a connection request arrives.  We must:
+#     Start a child process to accept the connection request.
+#     Kill our listen on the socket.
+# Parameter:
+#    event       - The event object that was created to monitor this socket.
+#                  event->w->fd is the socket.
+# Returns:
+#    NONE
+#
+sub parent_client_connection {
+    if ($I_am_child) {
+	#  Should not get here, but seem to anyway:
+	&Debug(5," Child caught parent client connection event!!");
+	my ($event) = @_;
+	my $watcher = $event->w;
+	$watcher->cancel();	# Try to kill it off again!!
+    } else {
+	&Debug(9, "parent_client_connection");
+	my ($event)   = @_;
+	my $watcher   = $event->w;
+	my $socket    = $watcher->fd;
+	my $connection = $socket->accept();	# Accept the client connection.
+	Event->io(cb      => \&get_remote_hostname,
+		  poll    => 'r',
+		  data    => "",
+		  fd      => $connection);
+    }
 }
+
+sub get_remote_hostname {
+    my ($event)   = @_;
+    my $watcher   = $event->w;
+    my $socket    = $watcher->fd;
+
+    my $thisread;
+    my $rv = $socket->recv($thisread, POSIX::BUFSIZ, 0);
+    Debug(8, "rcv:  data length = ".length($thisread)." read =".$thisread);
+    if (!defined($rv) || length($thisread) == 0) {
+	# Likely eof on socket.
+	Debug(5,"Client Socket closed on lonc for p_c_c");
+	close($socket);
+	$watcher->cancel();
+	return;
+    }
+
+    my $data    = $watcher->data().$thisread;
+    $watcher->data($data);
+    if($data =~ /\n$/) {	# Request entirely read.
+	chomp($data);
+    } else {
+	return;
+    }
+
+    &Debug(5,"Creating child for $data (parent_client_connection)");
+    (my $hostname,my $lonid,@all_host_ids) = split(':',$data);
+    &CreateChild($hostname,$lonid);
+
+    # Clean up the listen since now the child takes over until it exits.
+    $watcher->cancel();		# Nolonger listening to this event
+    $socket->send("done\n");
+    $socket->close();
+}
+
+# parent_listen:
+#    Opens a socket and starts a listen for the parent process on a client UNIX
+#    domain socket.
+#
+#    This involves:
+#       Creating a socket for listen.
+#       Removing any socket lock file
+#       Adding an event handler for this socket becoming readable
+#         To the parent's event dispatcher.
+# Parameters:
+#    loncapa_host    - LonCAPA cluster name of the host represented by the client
+#                      socket.
+# Returns:
+#    NONE
+#
+sub parent_listen {
+    my ($loncapa_host) = @_;
+    Debug(5, "parent_listen: $loncapa_host");
+
+    my ($socket,$file);
+    if (!$loncapa_host) {
+	$loncapa_host = 'common_parent';
+	$file         = $perlvar{'lonSockCreate'};
+    } else {
+	$file         = &GetLoncSocketPath($loncapa_host);
+    }
+    $socket = &SetupLoncListener($loncapa_host,$file);
+
+    $listening_to{$socket} = $loncapa_host;
+    if (!$socket) {
+	die "Unable to create a listen socket for $loncapa_host";
+    }
+    
+    my $lock_file = $file.".lock";
+    unlink($lock_file);		# No problem if it doesn't exist yet [startup e.g.]
+
+    my $watcher = 
+	Event->io(cb    => \&parent_client_connection,
+		  poll  => 'r',
+		  desc  => "Parent listener unix socket ($loncapa_host)",
+		  data => "",
+		  fd    => $socket);
+    $parent_dispatchers{$loncapa_host} = $watcher;
+
+}
+
+sub parent_clean_up {
+    my ($loncapa_host) = @_;
+    Debug(5, "parent_clean_up: $loncapa_host");
+
+    my $socket_file = &GetLoncSocketPath($loncapa_host);
+    unlink($socket_file);	# No problem if it doesn't exist yet [startup e.g.]
+    my $lock_file   = $socket_file.".lock";
+    unlink($lock_file);		# No problem if it doesn't exist yet [startup e.g.]
+}
+
+
+# listen_on_all_unix_sockets:
+#    This sub initiates a listen on all unix domain lonc client sockets.
+#    This will be called in the case where we are trimming idle processes.
+#    When idle processes are trimmed, loncnew starts up with no children,
+#    and only spawns off children when a connection request occurs on the
+#    client unix socket.  The spawned child continues to run until it has
+#    been idle a while at which point it eventually exits and once more
+#    the parent picks up the listen.
+#
+#  Parameters:
+#      NONE
+#  Implicit Inputs:
+#    The configuration file that has been read in by LondConnection.
+#  Returns:
+#     NONE
+#
+sub listen_on_all_unix_sockets {
+    Debug(5, "listen_on_all_unix_sockets");
+    my $host_iterator      =   &LondConnection::GetHostIterator();
+    while (!$host_iterator->end()) {
+	my $host_entry_ref =   $host_iterator->get();
+	my $host_name      = $host_entry_ref->[3];
+	Debug(9, "Listen for $host_name");
+	&parent_listen($host_name);
+	$host_iterator->next();
+    }
+}
+
+sub listen_on_common_socket {
+    Debug(5, "listen_on_common_socket");
+    &parent_listen();
+}
+
+#   server_died is called whenever a child process exits.
+#   Since this is dispatched via a signal, we must process all
+#   dead children until there are no more left.  The action
+#   is to:
+#      - Remove the child from the bookeeping hashes
+#      - Re-establish a listen on the unix domain socket associated
+#        with that host.
+# Parameters:
+#    The event, but we don't actually care about it.
+sub server_died {
+    &Debug(9, "server_died called...");
+    
+    while(1) {			# Loop until waitpid nowait fails.
+	my $pid = waitpid(-1, WNOHANG);
+	if($pid <= 0) {
+	    return;		# Nothing left to wait for.
+	}
+	# need the host to restart:
+
+	my $host = $ChildHash{$pid};
+	if($host) {		# It's for real...
+	    &Debug(9, "Caught sigchild for $host");
+	    delete($ChildHash{$pid});
+	    &parent_clean_up($host);
+
+	} else {
+	    &Debug(5, "Caught sigchild for pid not in hosts hash: $pid");
+	}
+    }
+
+}
+
 #
 #  Parent process logic pass 1:
 #   For each entry in the hosts table, we will
@@ -1508,7 +1993,7 @@ if ($childpid != 0) {
 #
 
 ShowStatus("Parent writing pid file:");
-$execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
 open (PIDSAVE, ">$execdir/logs/lonc.pid");
 print PIDSAVE "$$\n";
 close(PIDSAVE);
@@ -1524,41 +2009,50 @@ ShowStatus("Forking node servers");
 
 Log("CRITICAL", "--------------- Starting children ---------------");
 
-my $HostIterator = LondConnection::GetHostIterator;
-while (! $HostIterator->end()) {
+LondConnection::ReadConfig;               # Read standard config files.
+
+$RemoteHost = "[parent]";
+&listen_on_common_socket();
 
-    $hostentryref = $HostIterator->get();
-    CreateChild($hostentryref->[0]);
-    $HostIterator->next();
-}
 $RemoteHost = "Parent Server";
 
 # Maintain the population:
 
 ShowStatus("Parent keeping the flock");
 
-#
-#   Set up parent signals:
-#
-
-$SIG{INT}  = \&Terminate;
-$SIG{TERM} = \&Terminate; 
-$SIG{HUP}  = \&Restart;
-$SIG{USR1} = \&CheckKids; 
-
-while(1) {
-    $deadchild = wait();
-    if(exists $ChildHash{$deadchild}) {	# need to restart.
-	$deadhost = $ChildHash{$deadchild};
-	delete($ChildHash{$deadchild});
-	Log("WARNING","Lost child pid= ".$deadchild.
-	      "Connected to host ".$deadhost);
-	Log("INFO", "Restarting child procesing ".$deadhost);
-	CreateChild($deadhost);
-    }
-}
 
+# We need to setup a SIGChild event to handle the exit (natural or otherwise)
+# of the children.
 
+Event->signal(cb       => \&server_died,
+	      desc     => "Child exit handler",
+	      signal   => "CHLD");
+
+
+# Set up all the other signals we set up.
+
+$parent_handlers{INT} = Event->signal(cb       => \&Terminate,
+				      desc     => "Parent INT handler",
+				      signal   => "INT");
+$parent_handlers{TERM} = Event->signal(cb       => \&Terminate,
+				       desc     => "Parent TERM handler",
+				       signal   => "TERM");
+$parent_handlers{HUP}  = Event->signal(cb       => \&KillThemAll,
+				       desc     => "Parent HUP handler.",
+				       signal   => "HUP");
+$parent_handlers{USR1} = Event->signal(cb       => \&CheckKids,
+				       desc     => "Parent USR1 handler",
+				       signal   => "USR1");
+$parent_handlers{USR2} = Event->signal(cb       => \&UpdateKids,
+				       desc     => "Parent USR2 handler.",
+				       signal   => "USR2");
+
+#  Start procdesing events.
+
+$Event::DebugLevel = $DebugLevel;
+Debug(9, "Parent entering event loop");
+my $ret = Event::loop();
+die "Main Event loop exited: $ret";
 
 =pod
 
@@ -1579,13 +2073,57 @@ sub CheckKids {
     my $now=time;
     my $local=localtime($now);
     print $fh "LONC status $local - parent $$ \n\n";
-    foreach $pid (keys %ChildHash) {
+    foreach my $host (keys %parent_dispatchers) {
+	print $fh "LONC Parent process listening for $host\n";
+    }
+    foreach my $pid (keys %ChildHash) {
 	Debug(2, "Sending USR1 -> $pid");
 	kill 'USR1' => $pid;	# Tell Child to report status.
-	sleep 1;		# Wait so file doesn't intermix.
     }
+
+}
+
+=pod
+
+=head1  UpdateKids
+
+parent's SIGUSR2 handler.  This handler:
+
+=item
+
+Rereads the hosts file.
+
+=item
+ 
+Kills off (via sigint) children for hosts that have disappeared.
+
+=item
+
+QUITs  children for hosts that already exist (this just forces a status display
+and resets the connection retry count for that host.
+
+=item
+
+Starts new children for hosts that have been added to the hosts.tab file since
+the start of the master program and maintains them.
+
+=cut
+
+sub UpdateKids {
+
+    Log("INFO", "Updating connections via SIGUSR2");
+
+    #  I'm not sure what I was thinking in the first implementation.
+    # someone will have to work hard to convince me the effect is any
+    # different than Restart, especially now that we don't start up 
+    # per host servers automatically, may as well just restart.
+    # The down side is transactions that are in flight will get timed out
+    # (lost unless they are critical).
+
+    &KillThemAll();
 }
 
+
 =pod
 
 =head1 Restart
@@ -1597,11 +2135,11 @@ the config file.
 =cut
 
 sub Restart {
-    KillThemAll;		# First kill all the children.
+    &KillThemAll;		# First kill all the children.
     Log("CRITICAL", "Restarting");
     my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
     unlink("$execdir/logs/lonc.pid");
-    exec("$execdir/lonc");
+    exec("$executable");
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1616,17 +2154,32 @@ SIGHUP.  Responds to sigint and sigterm.
 sub KillThemAll {
     Debug(2, "Kill them all!!");
     local($SIG{CHLD}) = 'IGNORE';      # Our children >will< die.
-    foreach $pid (keys %ChildHash) {
+    foreach my $pid (keys %ChildHash) {
 	my $serving = $ChildHash{$pid};
-	Debug(2, "Killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
-	ShowStatus("Killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
-	Log("CRITICAL", "Killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
+	ShowStatus("Nicely Killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
+	Log("CRITICAL", "Nicely Killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
 	kill 'QUIT' => $pid;
-	delete($ChildHash{$pid});
     }
-    my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
-    unlink("$execdir/logs/lonc.pid");
+}
+
 
+#
+#  Kill all children via KILL.  Just in case the
+#  first shot didn't get them.
+
+sub really_kill_them_all_dammit
+{
+    Debug(2, "Kill them all Dammit");
+    local($SIG{CHLD} = 'IGNORE'); # In case some purist reenabled them.
+    foreach my $pid (keys %ChildHash) {
+	my $serving = $ChildHash{$pid};
+	&ShowStatus("Nastily killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
+	Log("CRITICAL", "Nastily killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
+	kill 'KILL' => $pid;
+	delete($ChildHash{$pid});
+	my $execdir = $perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
+	unlink("$execdir/logs/lonc.pid");
+    }
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1638,11 +2191,27 @@ Terminate the system.
 =cut
 
 sub Terminate {
-    KillThemAll;
+    &Log("CRITICAL", "Asked to kill children.. first be nice...");
+    &KillThemAll;
+    #
+    #  By now they really should all be dead.. but just in case 
+    #  send them all SIGKILL's after a bit of waiting:
+
+    sleep(4);
+    &Log("CRITICAL", "Now kill children nasty");
+    &really_kill_them_all_dammit;
     Log("CRITICAL","Master process exiting");
     exit 0;
 
 }
+
+sub my_hostname {
+    use Sys::Hostname;
+    my $name = &hostname();
+    &Debug(9,"Name is $name");
+    return $name;
+}
+
 =pod
 
 =head1 Theory