0000324: start-stop-daemon failed to start up syslogd

(0000268)
zhuangyy
07-05-05 23:01

syslogd is the applet in busybox
this bug also applies to crond applet in busybox

(0000394)
Jean-Baptiste Maillet
08-08-05 08:52

start-stop-daemon creates a pid file with the PID of the daemon process before it actually daemonize itself (fork) :
# ps | grep klogd
  258 root 572 S /sbin/klogd
  276 root 504 S grep klogd
# killall klogd
# /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --make-pidfile --pidfile /root/klogdpid --exec /sbin/klogd
# cat /root/klogdpid
278
# ps | grep klogd
  279 root 572 S /sbin/klogd
  282 root 504 S grep klogd
# /sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /root/klogdpid --exec /sbin/klogd
no /sbin/klogd found; none killed.

(0004224)
vda
02-12-08 02:44

User error:

start-stop-daemon cannot prevent process from daemonizing (and in this case will think that process exited). You need to prevent that yourself (e.g. by giving it appropriate command-line option)

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
07-05-05 19:12	zhuangyy	New Issue
07-05-05 23:01	zhuangyy	Note Added: 0000268
08-08-05 08:52	Jean-Baptiste Maillet	Note Added: 0000394
02-12-08 02:44	vda	Status	assigned => closed
02-12-08 02:44	vda	Note Added: 0004224
02-12-08 02:44	vda	Resolution	open => no change required

Notes
(0000268) zhuangyy 07-05-05 23:01	syslogd is the applet in busybox this bug also applies to crond applet in busybox

(0000394) Jean-Baptiste Maillet 08-08-05 08:52	start-stop-daemon creates a pid file with the PID of the daemon process before it actually daemonize itself (fork) : # ps \| grep klogd 258 root 572 S /sbin/klogd 276 root 504 S grep klogd # killall klogd # /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --make-pidfile --pidfile /root/klogdpid --exec /sbin/klogd # cat /root/klogdpid 278 # ps \| grep klogd 279 root 572 S /sbin/klogd 282 root 504 S grep klogd # /sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /root/klogdpid --exec /sbin/klogd no /sbin/klogd found; none killed.

(0004224) vda 02-12-08 02:44	User error: start-stop-daemon cannot prevent process from daemonizing (and in this case will think that process exited). You need to prevent that yourself (e.g. by giving it appropriate command-line option)

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