Bug#270394: marked as done (start-stop-daemon doesn't create pid file sometimes)
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Subject: start-stop-daemon doesn't create pid file sometimes
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Here is a way to cause start-stop-daemon to not create a pidfile. This s=
eems
like a bug.
# killall sshd
# cp -pr ssh ssh-x
# start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/sshd-x.pid --exec
/usr/sbin/sshd -- -f /etc/ssh-x/sshd_config
# cat /var/run/sshd-x.pid
cat: /var/run/sshd-x.pid: No such file or directory
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Subject: Not a bug
From: Thomas Hood <jdthood@aglu.demon.nl>
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> # start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/sshd-x.pid --exec
> /usr/sbin/sshd -- -f /etc/ssh-x/sshd_config
> # cat /var/run/sshd-x.pid
> cat: /var/run/sshd-x.pid: No such file or directory
You misunderstand how the --pidfile option works. This option
just tells s-s-d where to look for the pidfile. s-s-d will
only _create_ the specified pidfile if you add the --make-pidfile
option.
--
Thomas Hood
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