On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 06:58:37PM +0200, Armin Berres wrote: > >>clone(child_stack=0, > >>flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, > >> child_tidptr=0x4001cba8) = 19479 > > yes the *daemon* _forks_ in the background. > > what surprises you ? moreover it logs things in /var/log/mail.log > >so… > >>--- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- > > This surprised me, I'm not very familiar with reading traces, but it > looked, like a terminated child. Not sure... > > The problem is: There is no running child process! > Maybe I'm wrong, but: > > space-based:/# ps ax | grep whitelister > 14016 pts/0 R+ 0:00 grep whitelister > space-based:/# rm /var/run/whitelister.pid > space-based:/# /etc/init.d/whitelister start > Starting postfix whitelister daemon: whitelister. > space-based:/# ps ax | grep whitelister > 14097 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep whitelister > space-based:/# cat /var/run/whitelister.pid > 14056 > space-based:/# ps > /var/run/whitelister.pid > space-based:/# /etc/init.d/whitelister start > Starting postfix whitelister daemon: whitelister. > space-based:/# /etc/init.d/whitelister start > Starting postfix whitelister daemon: whitelister. > space-based:/# /etc/init.d/whitelister start > Starting postfix whitelister daemon: whitelister. > > Maybe I'm missing something, but this looks a bit weird. > And I find nothing in mail.log :-(
I would need a trace following forks then, yours is useless as it traces the father. please run strace -f -F -s 256 -o trace whitelister as root and send it as an attachement to the bug report please. thanks. -- ·O· Pierre Habouzit ··O [EMAIL PROTECTED] OOO http://www.madism.org
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