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Re: start-stop-daemon



On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 02:38:49PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Nick Phillips wrote:
> > Is there a Good Reason why start-stop-daemon, when using the --pidfile
> > option, doesn't check that the pidfile is valid before deciding not to
> > start a daemon?
> 
> What do you mean with `valid'?

That there actually is a process with the pid contained in the file in
existence.

-- 
Nick Phillips -- nwp@lemon-computing.com
Time to be aggressive.  Go after a tattooed Virgo.



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