Package: lsb-base Version: 9.20161125 Apparently pidofproc returns the PIDs of programs running in a chroot or in a container, if there is no local PID file. This is a *huge* problem for me, because either the init scripts on the host fail to restart services, or they affect services running in a container/chroot.
Sample session: root@mydb01a:~# . /lib/lsb/init-functions root@mydb01a:~# pidofproc /usr/sbin/smtpd 26623 root@mydb01a:~# ps -ef | grep smtp[d] root 1689 1541 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smtpd uml-net 1690 1689 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: klondike uml-net 1691 1689 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: control uml-net 1692 1689 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: lookup uml-net 1693 1689 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: pony express lxc-dns+ 1694 1689 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: queue uml-net 1695 1689 0 Jan17 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: scheduler root 4193 4032 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smtpd lxc-dns+ 4194 4193 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: klondike lxc-dns+ 4195 4193 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: control lxc-dns+ 4196 4193 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: lookup lxc-dns+ 4197 4193 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: pony express zabbix 4198 4193 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: queue lxc-dns+ 4199 4193 0 Jan10 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: scheduler root 26623 1 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smtpd opensmt+ 26625 26623 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: klondike opensmt+ 26626 26623 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: control opensmt+ 26627 26623 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: lookup opensmt+ 26628 26623 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: pony express opensmt+ 26629 26623 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: queue opensmt+ 26630 26623 0 14:06 ? 00:00:00 smtpd: scheduler Please note the smtpds running in 2 LXC containers. If I kill the local smtpd, then pidofproc finds the foreign smtpds: root@mydb01a:~# kill 26623 root@mydb01a:~# pidofproc /usr/sbin/smtpd 4199 4198 4197 4196 4195 4194 4193 1695 1694 1693 1692 1691 1690 1689 root@mydb01a:~# echo $? 0 If pidofproc would use "pidof -c" internally, then it should work as expected: root@mydb01a:~# /bin/pidof -o %PPID -x /usr/sbin/smtpd 4199 4198 4197 4196 4195 4194 4193 1695 1694 1693 1692 1691 1690 1689 root@mydb01a:~# /bin/pidof -c -o %PPID -x /usr/sbin/smtpd root@mydb01a:~# echo $? 1 lsb-base version 9.20170808 has the same problem. I would highly appreciate a fix for stretch and sid. Regards Harri