From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 1 20:32:02 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx2.freebsd.org (mx2.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::35]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B5B6106566C; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:32:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from 172-17-150-251.globalsuite.net (hub.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::36]) by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 901B914EE02; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:32:00 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <4F29A13F.20403@FreeBSD.org> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:31:59 -0800 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://SupersetSolutions.com/ User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:10.0) Gecko/20120201 Thunderbird/10.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Guy Helmer References: <201202011641.q11Gf0j6095461@svn.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201202011641.q11Gf0j6095461@svn.freebsd.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.3.5 OpenPGP: id=1A1ABC84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r230869 - head/usr.sbin/daemon X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:32:02 -0000 Thanks! Sorry I didn't get a chance to reply to your last message, totally buried lately. Doug On 02/01/2012 08:41, Guy Helmer wrote: > Author: ghelmer > Date: Wed Feb 1 16:40:59 2012 > New Revision: 230869 > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/230869 > > Log: > Change the notes about the pidfile to include Doug's preference > for pre-creating the pidfile with appropriate owner and permissions. > > Requested by dougb > > Modified: > head/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.8 > > Modified: head/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.8 > ============================================================================== > --- head/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.8 Wed Feb 1 15:57:49 2012 (r230868) > +++ head/usr.sbin/daemon/daemon.8 Wed Feb 1 16:40:59 2012 (r230869) > @@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ using the > functionality. > If the > .Fl u > -option is used, the directory to contain the pidfile must be writable > -by the specified user. > +option is used, either the pidfile needs to have been pre-created > +with appropriate ownership and permissions, or the directory to contain > +the pidfile must be writable by the specified user. > Note, that the file will be created shortly before the process is > actually executed, and will remain after the process exits (although > it will be removed if the execution fails). > -- It's always a long day; 86400 doesn't fit into a short. Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/