Bug 238016

Summary: Wrong init script
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Michal Marciniszyn <mmarcini>
Component: dovecotAssignee: Dan HorĂ¡k <dhorak>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Version: 5.0CC: syeghiay, tvujec
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Bug Blocks: 237789, 238017, 238018    

Description Michal Marciniszyn 2007-04-26 15:35:20 UTC
Description of problem:
If the dovecot binary is not executable, the script ends with error code 0,
although the service was not started. Also there is minor error with wrong error
code of unimplemented script feature (1 instead of 3).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
all

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. rename dovecot binary
2. service dovecot start/status
3. echo $?
  
Actual results:
0

Expected results:
non-zero error code/status of the binary

Additional info:
When fixing this bug, please obbey our init script guidelines and be sure that
status command is run correctly.
Our guidelines are on following two pages:
http://intranet.corp.redhat.com/ic/intranet/InitscriptsSpec.html
http://intranet.corp.redhat.com/ic/intranet/InitscriptGuidelines.html

For an example of the script that returns the error codes correctly and always
runs status see:
http://devserv.devel.redhat.com/~mmarcini/amd

This bug is tracked by 237789.

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2007-06-05 20:29:01 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Since this
bugzilla is in a component that is not approved for the current
release, it has been closed with resolution deferred.  You may
reopen this bugzilla for consideration in the next release.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2008-07-28 09:31:13 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 22:00:50 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html