Dave Sherohman:
Or should I be going about this in a completely different manner?
Yes.
[Service]
Type=simple
User=starman
RuntimeDirectory=starman
And simply do not use the --pid and --daemonize options in the first
place. You are using a service manager that tracks child processes and
that runs things in dæmon context to begin with. Employing the rickety
and dangerous PID file mechanism and vain attempts at self-dæmonization
is quite wrong.
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http://jdebp.eu./FGA/unix-daemon-design-mistakes-to-avoid.html#DoNotCreatePIDFiles
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http://jdebp.eu./FGA/unix-daemon-design-mistakes-to-avoid.html#DoNotBackgroundise
