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Date:      Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:07:22 +0100
From:      Stephen Allen <sdafreebsduk@rowyerboat.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Question about rc-scripts
Message-ID:  <470AD44A.4070601@rowyerboat.com>
In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20071008183414.025a1e88@mail.computinginnovations.com>
References:  <470AB2FC.8070006@rowyerboat.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20071008183414.025a1e88@mail.computinginnovations.com>

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Hi Derek,

> Not all scripts create a pid file is the simple answer.

I didn't see how the isc-dhcpd script or dovecot created a pid, so I
assumed it was something that rc.subr took care of.

> Your script should create the pid file on start, remove it on stop, and 
> simply cat that file on a status.  If you want help with your script, 
> post it, and I'm sure one of us will give you a hand.

Again, I thought the rc.subr functions took care of all that for you
(unless you wanted something special from those commands).

I've posted the script (changed quite a lot from vendor supplied) at:
http://www.pastebin.ca/730238

If you (or anyone) were to suggest changes, I would very much appreciate
the reasons why, so I can learn.

Many thanks,
Steve




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