Simplified URL for querying the local xrootd server. For this

to work, the xroot-python-0.3 package is needed.

castor/scheduler/diskmanager/runningtransfersset.py

@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ class RunningTransfersSet(object):
         # process we were looking at. We only ignore this process as it has probably
         # finished in the mean time
         pass
-    # then query xroot for its transfers
+    # then query xroot for its transfers: this query is only allowed on localhost and it does not need to be secured
     try:
-      # XXX TODO replace socket.getfqdn() with 'localhost' after deploying the new xrootd-python package
-      fs = XrdClient.FileSystem(xrootiface.buildXrootURL(socket.getfqdn(), '', None, ''))
+      fs = XrdClient.FileSystem('root://localhost')   # a full URL would be xrootiface.buildXrootURL('localhost', '', None, '')
       st_stat, resp = fs.query(QueryCode.OPAQUE, "transfers")
       if not st_stat.ok:
         # 'Failed to query xrootd server' message

debian/control

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Description: castor (Cern Advanced STORage system)
 
 Package: castor-diskserver-manager
 Architecture: any
-Depends: python, logrotate, python-daemon, python-rpyc >= 3.3, python-crypto >= 2.6, xrootd-python, castor-lib = %{version}-%{release}, castor-lib-server = %{version}-%{release}
+Depends: python, logrotate, python-daemon, python-rpyc >= 3.3, python-crypto >= 2.6, xrootd-python >= 0.3, castor-lib = %{version}-%{release}, castor-lib-server = %{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: castor-dbtools, castor-transfer-manager
 Description: castor (Cern Advanced STORage system)
  Disk server manager of CASTOR