On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Ian Pilcher <arequip...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it possible to get python-daemon to create "systemd style" PID file? > > I.e., systemd wants a daemon to write a file with a specific name that > *contains* the PID of the child process. python-daemon, OTOH, seems to > use its pidfile parameter as more of a lock file. > > Currently, I'm creating my PID file manually in the child process, but > systemd complains, because it wants the PID file to exist before the > parent exits.
Why do you need a pidfile? When I get systemd to start a process, I just have it not fork. Much easier. Forget about python-daemon - just run your script in the simple and straight-forward way. (Possibly that'll mean having it do different things depending on whether it's started from systemd or some other way, but that can be controlled with a parameter.) ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
