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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/rc.d auditd
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John E Hein wrote at 09:51 -0700 on Dec  7, 2006:
 > Another option is to start auditd behind lockf.  To determine whether
 > auditd has exited, check for the lock file (put it in /var/run).

The bad part about this is the extra lockf process lying around.

What would be nice would be an inetd-like manager which you
could query to determine process status.

Sorry... I'll stop now.