> Okay, does the spamd script that you use set PIDFILE? > > -- DJ Lucas
Nope... I just copied from some of the other bootscripts... However, I had the same problems with samba, which I'd done completely according to the book. Here is what /etc/rc.d/init.d/spamd looks like: #! /bin/sh . /etc/sysconfig/rc . $rc_functions case "$1" in start) boot_mesg "Starting spamd..." loadproc /usr/bin/spamd -x -u spamd -H /home/spamd -d --pidfile=/var/run/spamd/spamd.pid ;; stop) boot_mesg "Stopping spamd..." killproc /usr/bin/spamd ;; reload) boot_mesg "Reloading spamd..." reloadproc /usr/bin/spamd ;; restart) $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start ;; status) statusproc /usr/bin/spamd ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|reload|restart|status}" exit 1 ;; esac # End spamd -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page