Thanks.
In the /etc/init.d/pvfs2-server script, it has the following command
{
${PVFS2SERVER} --pidfile ${PVFS2_PIDFILE} ${PVFS2_FS_CONF}
}
Is this what you mean by "--pidfile $fidfile" ?
On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 17:22 -0600, Kevin Harms wrote:
> seems ok, you can create the pidfile by adding the following
options
> to the pvfs2-server startup.
>
> --pidfile $pidfile
>
> then the previous kill command should work.
>
> kevin
>
> On Jan 17, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Scully wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry if you get this post again. since I kept get response form
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > with the subject "the results of your email commands" and my post
> > sent back, and I didn't see my post in the archives. So I guess
> > something wrong with my email systems or email format? I am trying
> > to post it again.
> >
> > When I am using
> > #/etc/init.d/pvfs2-server stop
> > I got
> > {
> > Stopping PVFS2 server: cat: /var/run/pvfs2.pid: No such file or
> > directory
> > kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid |
> > jobspec ...
> > or kill -l [sigspec]
> > }
> >
> > I checked the mailing list archive and find the related posts attached
> > at the end of this post.
> >
> > According to what Nathan Poznick said, in /etc/init.d/pvfs2-server
> > script, I commented "kill `cat $pidfile`" out, and added"killall
> > pvfs2-server", then ran
> > #/etc/init.d/pvfs2-server stop
> > and got
> > {
> > Stopping PVFS2 server: Terminated
> > }
> >
> > Is this correct response?
> >
> > Should it write some files out by "pvfs2-server stop"? How can I check
> > whether it does the right thing?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ======================The relative posts==============================
> > Nathan Poznick wrote:
> >
> > >Thus spake Tommy Butler:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Doesn't work :(
> > >>
> > >> node1:~# /etc/init.d/pvfs2-server stop
> > >> Stopping PVFS2 server: cat: /var/run/pvfs2.pid: No such file or
> > >> directory
> > >> kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] [pid |
> > job]...
> > >> or kill -l [sigspec]
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Can you try running pvfs2-server inside strace to see if it's even
> > >attempting to write it out?
> > >
> > >Also, if the file cannot be written out for some reason, no error is
> > >thrown, so it's possible that's happening.
> > >
> > >/*
> > > * Manipulate the pid file. Don't bother returning an error in
> > > * the write stage, since there's nothing that can be done about it.
> > > */
> > >static int create_pidfile(char *pidfile)
> > >{
> > > return open(pidfile, (O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC), 0644);
> > >}
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > I don't really have time to debug. I rewrote the
> > /etc/init.d/pvfs2-server script to work around the problem. Instead
> > of
> > creating a pid file and depending on the old "kill `cat $pidfile`"
> > convention, I simply issued a "killall pvfs2-server" call in the
> > script
> > to stop the pvfs2-server process. Not exactly graceful I know, but
> > nonetheless effective; the only way this new way of killing off the
> > pvfs2-server process would be a problem is if someone were running
> > multiple pvfs2 servers-- which I see no reason for so doing.
> >
> > Oh well, problem solved.
> >
> > --
> > Tommy Butler _______________________________________________
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> > [email protected]
> > http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users
>
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