Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xinetd
# stop xinetd
xinetd stop/waiting
# start xinetd
xinetd start/running, process 9378
# restart xinetd
xinetd start/running, process 9378
I must stop(8) then start(8) it to restart.
I investigate the upstart script at /etc/init/xinetd.conf. The pre-stop
script is:
pre-stop script
xinetd_pid=$(status | awk '/stop\/pre-stop/ { print $NF }')
[ -n "${xinetd_pid}" ] || exit 0
kill -QUIT "${xinetd_pid}"
end script
The first line gets nothing when invoking restart. I think that's
because awk cannot match the pattern when invoing 'restart'. It matches
when invoking 'stop'. I think using /var/run/xinetd.pid is safe.
Changed it to this:
pre-stop script
xinetd_pid=$(cat /var/run/xinetd.pid)
[ -n "${xinetd_pid}" ] || exit 0
kill -QUIT "${xinetd_pid}"
end script
This will stop the service but won't start it when invoking 'restart'. I
do not know the internals of upstart. This may because the pre-stop exit
with a non-zero status and 'restart' just killed it and cannot start it?
To fix the problem in the bug summary , I have to comment out the pre-
stop script, and 'restart' works OK. I see bug 605007, the author need
SIGQUIT, but in my way SIGQUIT is not explicitly sent. I do not know why
SIGQUIT is needed.
IMHO, this script needs a fix. But I haven't figured out a good patch.
Thank you guys.
** Affects: xinetd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
Upstart script "restart" won't restart service
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