Package: lighttpd
Version: 1.4.26-3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Please consider applying the attached patch from Ubuntu, which adds a
syntax check to the start and reload actions in the init script.
This has been requested initially for Ubuntu at:
https://launchpad.net/bugs/286887
(See https://launchpad.net/bugs/600767 for a roundup of the patch
history)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers lucid-updates
APT policy: (500, 'lucid-updates'), (500, 'lucid-security'), (500,
'lucid-proposed'), (500, 'lucid-backports'), (500, 'lucid')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.35-6-generic (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages lighttpd depends on:
ii libattr1 1:2.4.44-1 Extended attribute shared library
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libgamin0 [libf 0.1.10-1ubuntu3 Client library for the gamin file
ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.21-0ubuntu5 OpenLDAP libraries
ii libpcre3 7.8-3build1 Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expressi
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8 SSL shared libraries
pn libterm-readlin <none> (no description available)
ii lsb-base 4.0-0ubuntu8 Linux Standard Base 4.0 init scrip
ii mime-support 3.48-1ubuntu1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-15ubuntu1 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages lighttpd recommends:
pn spawn-fcgi <none> (no description available)
Versions of packages lighttpd suggests:
ii apache2-utils 2.2.14-5ubuntu8 utility programs for webservers
ii openssl 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8 Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary a
ii rrdtool 1.3.8-1ubuntu1 Time-series data storage and displ
ii ufw 0.30pre1-0ubuntu2 program for managing a Netfilter f
diff -Nru lighttpd-1.4.26/debian/lighttpd.init lighttpd-1.4.26/debian/lighttpd.init
--- lighttpd-1.4.26/debian/lighttpd.init 2010-06-01 14:20:09.000000000 +0200
+++ lighttpd-1.4.26/debian/lighttpd.init 2010-07-15 20:25:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+syntax_check() {
+ $DAEMON -t $DAEMON_OPTS || exit $?
+}
+
case "$1" in
start)
+ syntax_check
log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" $NAME
if ! start-stop-daemon --start --oknodo --quiet \
--pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@
fi
;;
reload|force-reload)
+ syntax_check
log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC configuration" $NAME
if start-stop-daemon --stop --signal INT --quiet \
--pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
