Bug#368587: invoke-rc.d: initscript nscd, action "stop" failed.
On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 02:05:25PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 10:22:03PM +0200, Francesco Paolo Lovergine wrote:
>
> > Sorry, but my point is another:
>
> > klecker:~$ pgrep start
> > klecker:~$ pgrep nscd
> > 26316
> > klecker:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/nscd stop
> > Stopping Name Service Cache Daemon: nscd.
> > klecker:~$ pgrep nscd
> > klecker:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/nscd stop
> > Stopping Name Service Cache Daemon: nscd.
> > klecker:~$ echo $?
> > 1
>
> Ah -- that wasn't supported by the transcript you posted, which showed you
> explicitly starting the nscd daemon prior to running the upgrade.
>
> Yes, if nscd is not running, the /etc/init.d/nscd stop command must not
> fail.
>
Just for note, the failure in stopping nscd in the previous transcript should be due to a
persistent cache corruption, see #336310. The daemon dies on assert just after
starting, or so...
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
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