mpd log loop with command returned 0

[demon]

mpd is loggin a lot of similar messages every time, looping the same message at every second.

$ tail /var/log/mpd/mpd.log -n 30
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "stats"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "status"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "stats"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "status"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "stats"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "status"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "stats"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "status"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "stats"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "status"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "stats"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] process command "status"
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] command returned 0
Sep 29 15:44 : client: [2] closed
Sep 29 15:59 : state_file: Saving state file /var/lib/mpd/state
Sep 29 15:59 : avahi: Shutting down interface
Sep 29 15:59 : listen: listen_global_finish called
Sep 29 15:59 : db_finish took 0.140000 seconds

And when a mean a lot is a *lot*, it's always the same message and I have to stop mpd.
$ ls -lh /var/log/mpd/mpd.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108M Sep 29 15:59 /var/log/mpd/mpd.log

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mpd 0.16.5-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 29 16:17:12 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mpd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.mpd.conf: 2012-08-29T21:30:43.524512

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[berot3 (berot3)]

same for me when I start with
/usr/bin/mpd --stdout --no-daemon --verbose

so is this normal behavior?
I am using ympd. When stopping ympd it also stops that status message from this client.

[Florian Schlichting (fschlich)]

The log message means there's a client connected that queries mpd for stats every second. Use a different client, use less verbose logging, but everything is as it should be here.