to write a script which checks the running pids and pid files and if there is staled pid just remove it? (and after let the normal starting process run)
mongrel_rails and mongrel_cluster_ctl are written in ruby, you will not hurt the original library with this modification if the --clean is not working well... istvan, http://weho.st Jonathan Rochkind wrote: > So I am using the instructions here to have mongrel_cluster start my > various mongrel-deployed apps on server boot. > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/wiki/MongrelCluster > > There is a problem mentioned here: > http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/105849 > > In summary---if the server (or the mongrel processes) die ungracefully > leaving their pids behind, then on next boot, mongrel_cluster won't > succesfully start them up, choking on the leftover pids. > > What is the reccommended solution to this? I'd like to have my mongrels > automatically start on boot, in a way that forces them to start even if > there are stale pids. Thanks for any advice! > > [ PS: I just discovered this problem the hard way, when my server > unexpetedly lost power, and my production apps failed to start up on the > next boot! Very unpleasant. ] > > Jonathan > > > _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
