Bug#453958: Bug#449287: /etc/init.d/exim4 gives "no such process" error when stopping exim4

[Kevin Baradon]

Le jeudi 17 janvier 2008, Marc Haber a écrit :
> user exim4 at packages.debian.org
> usertags #453958 close-20080331
> usertags #449287 close-20080331
> thanks
>
> On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 02:38:54PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> > On 2007-12-01 Andreas Metzler <ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org> wrote:
> > [....]
> >
> > > I can reproduce this, the error is generated when killproc invokes
> > >
> > > /sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /var/run/exim4/exim.pid
> > > --retry 5 --quiet --oknodo
> >
> > which is dpkg bug 157305. (I am using a block instead of reassigning,
> > too keep the bug visible in exim.)
>
> #157305 was fixed on January 8, and I do not see the issue any more.
> Can the original submitters please take a look and comment?

Hello,

Bug is still present here in sid (updated today).

kev1:/home/kevin# invoke-rc.d exim4 start
Starting MTA: exim4.
kev1:/home/kevin# ps aux | grep exim4
102       2879  0.0  0.1   6020   916 ?        Ss   20:32   
0:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
root      2943  0.0  0.1   2444   760 pts/1    S+   20:32   0:00 grep exim4
kev1:/home/kevin# invoke-rc.d exim4 stop
Stopping MTA:/sbin/start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 2879: No such 
process
 exim4_listener.
kev1:/home/kevin# ps aux | grep exim4
root      3033  0.0  0.1   2444   764 pts/1    S+   20:32   0:00 grep exim4
kev1:/home/kevin# invoke-rc.d exim4 stop
Stopping MTA:.
kev1:/home/kevin# ps aux | grep exim4
kev1:/home/kevin#

Let me known if you need additional information.


Kevin

>
> Otherwise, I intend to close this bug by the end of March 2008.
>
> Greetings
> Marc