Public bug reported: In memcached.conf, if I set this line:
# pid file -P /var/run/memcached.pid Then when I run sudo service memcached start I observe two strange behaviors: 1) The following log lines appears: WARNING: The pid file contained the following (running) pid: 19 Could not open the pid file /var/run/memcached.pid for writing: permission denied (the second line only appears when I set the user to "-u memcache", rather than "-u root") 2) The sudo service memcached start command does not daemonize until I press <enter> I'm running Ubuntu precise (12.04.2 LTS), with the most recent memcached package installed. ** Affects: memcached (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: In memcached.conf, if I set this line: # pid file -P /var/run/memcached.pid Then when I run sudo service memcached start I observe two strange behaviors: 1) The following log lines appears: WARNING: The pid file contained the following (running) pid: 19 Could not open the pid file /var/run/memcached.pid for writing: permission denied - (the second line only appears when I have "-u memcache" set as well) + (the second line only appears when I set the user to "-u memcache", + rather than "-u root") 2) The sudo service memcached start command does not daemonize until I press <enter> ** Description changed: In memcached.conf, if I set this line: # pid file -P /var/run/memcached.pid Then when I run sudo service memcached start I observe two strange behaviors: 1) The following log lines appears: WARNING: The pid file contained the following (running) pid: 19 Could not open the pid file /var/run/memcached.pid for writing: permission denied (the second line only appears when I set the user to "-u memcache", rather than "-u root") 2) The sudo service memcached start command does not daemonize until I press <enter> + + + I'm running Ubuntu precise (12.04.2 LTS), with the most recent memcached package installed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to memcached in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176178 Title: Setting pid in memcached.conf causes strange behavior To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/+bug/1176178/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs