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  "id": "pytorch/distributed-timeout-connection",
  "signature": "RuntimeError: [torch.distributed] Connection closed by peer: cannot connect to rank 2 at 10.0.0.5:29500 (timeout=30)",
  "signature_zh": "RuntimeError：[torch.distributed] 对等连接关闭：无法连接到rank 2的10.0.0.5:29500（超时=30）",
  "regex": "Connection closed by peer: cannot connect to rank \\d+ at \\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+:\\d+",
  "domain": "pytorch",
  "category": "network_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Distributed training process (rank 2) failed to initialize or became unreachable due to network partition, firewall, or process crash within the 30-second timeout window.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "分布式训练进程（rank 2）在30秒超时窗口内因网络分区、防火墙或进程崩溃而无法初始化或变得不可达。",
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    {
      "version": "torch>=1.10.0",
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  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "If the rank process is dead or network is broken, longer timeout just delays failure.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Debug logs help diagnose but don't fix underlying connectivity issues.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
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      "sources": []
    }
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  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Verify all ranks are started with same world_size and master_addr: torchrun --nproc_per_node=4 --master_port=29500 train.py",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Verify all ranks are started with same world_size and master_addr: torchrun --nproc_per_node=4 --master_port=29500 train.py",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Check firewall rules and ensure port 29500 is open: nc -zv 10.0.0.5 29500",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Check firewall rules and ensure port 29500 is open: nc -zv 10.0.0.5 29500",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use environment variable MASTER_ADDR and MASTER_PORT consistently across all nodes",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Use environment variable MASTER_ADDR and MASTER_PORT consistently across all nodes",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Verify all ranks are started with same world_size and master_addr: torchrun --nproc_per_node=4 --master_port=29500 train.py",
    "Check firewall rules and ensure port 29500 is open: nc -zv 10.0.0.5 29500",
    "Use environment variable MASTER_ADDR and MASTER_PORT consistently across all nodes"
  ],
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  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/distributed.html#troubleshooting",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.87,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.75,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2023-06-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
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