same problem here on multiple 12.04 systems:
root@server:~# cat /var/run/postgrey.pid 1302 root@server:~# service postgrey restart * Stopping postfix greylisting daemon postgrey [ OK ] * Starting postfix greylisting daemon postgrey [ OK ] root@server:~# cat /var/run/postgrey.pid 19917 root@server:~# ps -ef|grep postgrey postgrey 1302 1 0 Jun01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/postgrey --pidfile=/var/run/postgrey.pid --daemonize --inet=10023 root 19995 19772 0 12:45 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto postgrey root@server:~# service postgrey status * postgrey is not running root@server:~# kill 1302 root@server:~# service postgrey start * Starting postfix greylisting daemon postgrey Pid_file "/var/run/postgrey.pid" already exists. Overwriting! [ OK ] root@server:~# service postgrey status * postgrey is running root@server:~# cat /var/run/postgrey.pid 21897 root@server:~# start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --pidfile /var/run/postgrey.pid --name postgrey No postgrey found running; none killed. start-stop-daemon does not find the postgrey process - even if I use "--exec /usr/sbin/postgrey" it won't work! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/981789 Title: Postgrey does not stop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgrey/+bug/981789/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs