From ff4d7c8dd04fef460c0b474bb0fad8c18565d62e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hiddenmarten <hiddenmarten@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] rc: disable the metrics server when running `rclone rc`

Fixes #8248
---
 cmd/cmd.go | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 8f5f5f093..7e569c80b 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -429,11 +429,12 @@ func initConfig() {
 		fs.Fatalf(nil, "Failed to start remote control: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Start the metrics server if configured
-	_, err = rcserver.MetricsStart(ctx, &rc.Opt)
-	if err != nil {
-		fs.Fatalf(nil, "Failed to start metrics server: %v", err)
-
+	// Start the metrics server if configured and not running the "rc" command
+	if os.Args[1] != "rc" {
+		_, err = rcserver.MetricsStart(ctx, &rc.Opt)
+		if err != nil {
+			fs.Fatalf(nil, "Failed to start metrics server: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Setup CPU profiling if desired