Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 17:02:35 +0000 (GMT) From: Adam David <adam@veda.is> To: ache@FreeBSD.ORG (Andrey A. Chernov) Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc Message-ID: <199706021702.RAA10191@veda.is> In-Reply-To: <199706012333.QAA05955@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Andrey A. Chernov" at "Jun 1, 97 04:33:01 pm"
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> ache 1997/06/01 16:33:01 PDT > > Modified files: > etc rc > Log: > Add rm -f /var/run/*.pid to prevent random process killing due to > picking old .pid file > > Revision Changes Path > 1.125 +2 -1 src/etc/rc > PIDs gathered from /var/run should always be checked for validity before killing anyway. The old process could have left a stale pidfile without a new process being started. This can happen at any time, not only at reboot. -- Adam David <adam@veda.is>
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