On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 10:42:06AM +0200, Christian Schlittchen wrote:
> Branden Robinson:
> > What, specifically, do you posit is wrong with the existing code?
>
> Two issues:
>
> 1) The daemon itself creates the pid file but does not properly
>remove it when something goes wrong during star
Branden Robinson:
> What, specifically, do you posit is wrong with the existing code?
Two issues:
1) The daemon itself creates the pid file but does not properly
remove it when something goes wrong during startup, in example
if it can't start the x-server.
2) The daemon itself creates the
retitle 270393 xdm: init script does not properly check pid in /var/run/xdm.pid
tag 270393 + unreproducible moreinfo
thanks
On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 09:38:46AM +0200, Christian Schlittchen wrote:
> Package: xdm
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7
> Severity: normal
>
> xdm does not properly check the pid in
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> retitle 270393 xdm: init script does not properly check pid in
> /var/run/xdm.pid
Bug#270393: xdm.pid not checked properly
Changed Bug title.
> tag 270393 + unreproducible moreinfo
Bug#270393: xdm: init script does not properly check pid in
Package: xdm
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7
Severity: normal
xdm does not properly check the pid in /var/run/xdm.pid, failing to
start with 'already running' even if no process with that pid is
currently running.
This bug has been around for several years now.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
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