Bug 59296

Summary:	snmpd initcripts creates useless pidfile
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	rm0
Component:	ucd-snmp	Assignee:	Phil Knirsch <pknirsch>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version:	7.2	CC:	rvokal
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Description rm0 2002-02-04 20:19:58 UTC

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Description of problem:
the snmpd Sys V init script shipped in the rpm 
create/deletes a /var/run/snmpd file at start/stop  
time.

The findpid* sh functions in /etc/init.d/functions 
expect pidfiles with filenames ending in .pid


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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. # /sbin/service snmpd stop
2. inspect /var/run dir. Several .pid files for the different
   services are present
3. # /sbin/service snmpd start
4. inspect /var/run again.

Actual Results:  A 'snmpd' file now exists


Expected Results:  It should be named snmpd.pid. both for sanity and uniformity

Additional info:

The problem affects packages shipped w/previous releases of the 
OS too, as well as their errata upgrades and the current post-7.2 
Rawhide package.

It would be nice to check all the Sys V initscripts in a full 
RHL 7.2 install (or with a tool that can extract all the 
/etc/.*init.d/ files from a full package repository and grep 
them all for the "/var/run" token) to ensure no similar problems 
exist in other packages.

Comment 1 Phil Knirsch 2002-02-25 12:52:25 UTC

Will be changed in next package.

Read ya, Phil

Comment 2 Phil Knirsch 2002-04-09 12:41:36 UTC

Fixed in ucd-snmp-4.2.4.pre3-5 available via rawhide real soon now... :-)

Read ya, Phil