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

[Marc Haber]

On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 08:36:11PM +0100, Kevin Baradon wrote:
> 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.

I'd like to know versions of exim4-base, dpkg and lsb-base installed,
and the contents of /etc/default/exim4 and /var/run/exim.pid

What does happen when you (with a running exim) invoke
/sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /var/run/exim4/exim.pid
--retry 5 --quiet --oknodo?

Greetings
Marc

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