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Date:      Mon, 5 Feb 2007 20:30:41 -0600
From:      Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>
To:        "Cwalinski, Zygmunt" <zcwalinski@metroland.com>
Cc:        Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>, freebsd-rc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I need help with Script running as a daemon !!!
Message-ID:  <20070206023041.GA55215@lor.one-eyed-alien.net>
In-Reply-To: <5CD1A0226571E74A830A15192855981801964460@CSYS-EVS01.corp.metroland.com>
References:  <5CD1A0226571E74A830A15192855981801964460@CSYS-EVS01.corp.metroland.com>

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On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 07:10:28PM -0500, Cwalinski, Zygmunt wrote:
> Dave,=20
> Thanks for your email. I have set execute bit and change the script to:
>=20
> name=3D"runtest"
> pidfile=3D"/var/run/${name}.pid"
> rcvar=3D`set_rcvar`
> start_cmd=3Druntest_start
> command=3D"/etc/runtest"
> command_interpreter=3Dwhile
> load_rc_config $name
> runtest_enable=3D${runtest_enable-:NO}
>=20
> runtest_start() {
>   $command &
>   echo $! > ${pidfile}
> }
>=20
> I get no error when I start this script but still when I am trying to
> stop the daemon I am getting the following error:
> runtest not running? (check /var/run/runtest.pid).
>=20
> (pidfile contains a correct process ID)

The value of command_interpreter is bogus.  From your previous
post, it should probably be /bin/sh.  That shouldn't be fatal in an of
it self though.  What does "ps auxww | grep `cat /var/run/runtest.pid`"
say?

Also, what version of FreeBSD are you running?

-- Brooks

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