Your message dated Tue, 8 Aug 2017 21:47:48 +0200 with message-id <b2bcd11a-c2cc-87ed-fc9f-78a09ce3e...@debian.org> and subject line Re: rsyslog won't start if pidfile pid exists - even if pid isn't running an rsyslog process has caused the Debian Bug report #594112, regarding rsyslog won't start if pidfile pid exists - even if pid isn't running an rsyslog process to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: rsyslog Version: 3.18.6-4 Severity: normal As shown below, rsyslog will not start if there is any process running with the pid found in the pidfile specified with the -i switch. Rsyslog should only refuse to start if an rsyslog process is running with such a pid. In this case, cron was running with the pid and rsyslog failed to start. root@xen00:/# bash -x /etc/init.d/rsyslog start + test -x /usr/sbin/rsyslogd + case "$1" in + echo 'Starting rsyslog...' Starting rsyslog... + '/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -c3 -f /etc/rsyslog.alt.conf -i /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid -4' Already running. + exit 0 root@xen00:/# cat /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid 1401 root@xen00:/# ps axuw | grep 1401 | grep -v grep root 1401 0.0 0.0 4264 996 ? Ss Aug18 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron root@xen00:/# rm /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid root@xen00:/# /etc/init.d/rsyslog start Starting rsyslog... root@xen00:/# ps axuw | grep rsyslog.alt | grep -v grep root 9812 0.0 0.1 19916 1184 ? Sl 04:41 0:00 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -c3 -f /etc/rsyslog.alt.conf -i /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid -4 -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.5 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-xen-686 (SMP w/3 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages rsyslog depends on: ii libc6 2.7-18lenny4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime Versions of packages rsyslog recommends: ii logrotate 3.7.1-5 Log rotation utility Versions of packages rsyslog suggests: pn rsyslog-doc <none> (no description available) pn rsyslog-mysql | rsyslog-pgsql <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:08:28 +0000 fleish <t...@ongo.com> wrote: > Package: rsyslog > Version: 3.18.6-4 > Severity: normal > > > > As shown below, rsyslog will not start if there is any process running with > the pid found in the pidfile specified with the -i switch. Rsyslog should > only refuse to start if an rsyslog process is running with such a pid. In > this case, cron was running with the pid and rsyslog failed to start. > > root@xen00:/# bash -x /etc/init.d/rsyslog start > + test -x /usr/sbin/rsyslogd > + case "$1" in > + echo 'Starting rsyslog...' > Starting rsyslog... > + '/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -c3 -f /etc/rsyslog.alt.conf -i > /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid -4' > Already running. > + exit 0 > root@xen00:/# cat /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid > 1401 > root@xen00:/# ps axuw | grep 1401 | grep -v grep > root 1401 0.0 0.0 4264 996 ? Ss Aug18 0:00 > /usr/sbin/cron > root@xen00:/# rm /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid > root@xen00:/# /etc/init.d/rsyslog start > Starting rsyslog... > root@xen00:/# ps axuw | grep rsyslog.alt | grep -v grep > root 9812 0.0 0.1 19916 1184 ? Sl 04:41 0:00 > /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -c3 -f /etc/rsyslog.alt.conf -i /var/run/rsyslog.alt.pid -4 I can't reproduce this problem (anymore) under Debian sid, so closing for version 8.28.0-1 -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?signature.asc
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