Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:45:05 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 197379] Add an option to run `syslogd' in the foreground Message-ID: <bug-197379-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197379 Bug ID: 197379 Summary: Add an option to run `syslogd' in the foreground Product: Base System Version: 11.0-CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: misc Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: rpokala@panasas.com Created attachment 152635 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=152635&action=edit Add a '-F' option to make `syslogd' run in the foreground There is a narrow window while `syslogd' is restarting (such as when getting restarted by `newsyslog') wherein it might die, without cleaning up its PID file. (syslogd.c:waitdaemon() - if fork() fails, waitdaemon() calls errx(), and thus never returns. pidfile_remove() only gets called if waitdaemon() returns a negative value.) For this and other reasons, we've modified `syslogd' to run in the foreground, so a nanny process can immediately detect it exiting and restart it if needed. The attached patch adds a '-F' command-line argument to make `syslogd' run in foreground mode. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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