Public bug reported: Nginx logs an error when started on a machine with a single CPU:
systemctl start nginx systemctl status nginx ● nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Sat 2016-05-14 19:35:03 UTC; 2s ago Process: 1303 ExecStop=/sbin/start-stop-daemon --quiet --stop --retry QUIT/5 --pidfile /run/nginx.pid (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 1307 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on; (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 1306 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -q -g daemon on; master_process on; (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1308 (nginx) Tasks: 5 (limit: 512) Memory: 3.1M CPU: 81ms CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service ├─1308 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on ├─1309 nginx: worker process ├─1310 nginx: worker process ├─1311 nginx: worker process └─1312 nginx: worker process May 14 19:35:03 ngx systemd[1]: Starting A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server... May 14 19:35:03 ngx systemd[1]: nginx.service: Failed to read PID from file /run/nginx.pid: Invalid argument May 14 19:35:03 ngx systemd[1]: Started A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server. Bumping the number of CPU available makes the error disappear. This is reproducible on VMs and containers. Lastly, the PID file is properly created and matches the PID of the master process. Additional information: # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 # apt-cache policy nginx-core nginx-core: Installed: 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Candidate: 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Version table: *** 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.9.15-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: nginx-core 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat May 14 19:35:21 2016 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) SourcePackage: nginx UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nginx (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug uec-images xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1581864 Title: nginx.service: Failed to read PID from file /run/nginx.pid: Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1581864/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs