On Tuesday 17 January 2006 15:41, Fred Cox wrote: > Let's not forget that properly operating software > doesn't require a -k, since it won't get a chance to > clean up pid files and the like. > You don't need pid files. All other files will be closed. I doubt there is any reason to use -t, since it seems to imply that the low-level C code will somehow know where to stop.
However, if there really are reasons and situations that anyone can think of, please post them here so everyone can keep them in mind. I have never seen a list. > This should only be a temporary hack while someone > determines what's really happening. If you want a slightly different alternative, try -t, wait a few seconds for most everything to stop, then do a -k, but this behavior has been around for a long time, mostly because people use -t. tom jackson -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
