[BUG] Having issue to use path: /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/ on OSX

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What is the bug?

I assembled a distribution on Mac OSX (see opensearch-project/opensearch-build#38 (comment)) and tried running it. PA fails with Having issue to use path: /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/, plugin is not loaded.

[2021-10-15T10:57:26,515][INFO ][o.o.p.c.PluginSettings   ] [38f9d370eb4a.ant.amazon.com] Trying to create directory /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/.
[2021-10-15T10:57:26,516][ERROR][o.o.p.c.PluginSettings   ] [38f9d370eb4a.ant.amazon.com] Invalid metrics location /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/. Created: false (Expect True), Directory: false (Expect True), CanWrite: false (Expect True)
[2021-10-15T10:57:26,517][ERROR][o.o.p.c.PluginSettings   ] [38f9d370eb4a.ant.amazon.com] Having issue to load all config items. Disabling plugin.
org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.ConfigFatalException: Having issue to use path: /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.PluginSettings.validateOrCreateDir(PluginSettings.java:275) ~[performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.PluginSettings.loadMetricsLocationFromConfig(PluginSettings.java:253) ~[performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.PluginSettings.<init>(PluginSettings.java:196) [performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.PluginSettings.createInstance(PluginSettings.java:234) [performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.core.Util.lambda$invokePrivilegedAndLogError$3(Util.java:97) [performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:312) [?:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.core.Util.invokePrivilegedAndLogError(Util.java:93) [performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.PluginSettings.<clinit>(PluginSettings.java:93) [performanceanalyzer-rca-1.1.0.0.jar:?]
	at org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.PerformanceAnalyzerPlugin.<init>(PerformanceAnalyzerPlugin.java:183) [opensearch-performance-analyzer-1.1.0.0.jar:1.1.0.0]
	at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:64) ~[?:?]
	at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:481) ~[?:?]
	at org.opensearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadPlugin(PluginsService.java:727) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundle(PluginsService.java:672) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.plugins.PluginsService.loadBundles(PluginsService.java:492) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.plugins.PluginsService.<init>(PluginsService.java:181) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:357) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.node.Node.<init>(Node.java:301) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.<init>(Bootstrap.java:240) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:240) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:406) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.OpenSearch.init(OpenSearch.java:182) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.OpenSearch.execute(OpenSearch.java:173) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:99) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:140) [opensearch-cli-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:103) [opensearch-cli-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.OpenSearch.main(OpenSearch.java:139) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
	at org.opensearch.bootstrap.OpenSearch.main(OpenSearch.java:105) [opensearch-1.1.0.jar:1.1.0]
[2021-10-15T10:57:26,524][INFO ][o.o.p.c.PluginSettings   ] [38f9d370eb4a.ant.amazon.com] Config: metricsLocation: /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/, metricsDeletionInterval: 1, httpsEnabled: false, cleanup-metrics-db-files: false, batch-metrics-retention-period-minutes: 7, rpc-port: 9650, webservice-port 9600

A clear and concise description of the bug.

How can one reproduce the bug?

Usng opensearch-build:

./build.sh manifests/1.1.0/opensearch-1.1.0.manifest.yml
./assemble.sh artifacts/manifest.yml
cd artifacts
./opensearch-tar-install.sh

What is the expected behavior?
Plugin should work on OSX.

What is your host/environment?

• Darwin MacOS x86_64
• Big Sur 11.4

[anasalkouz]

Anyone tracking this issue? why it is still untriaged?

[kkhatua]

As this is part of MacOS support and is not high priority at the moment.