I install ubuntu 8.04 from scratch and I realized that motion cannot create pid file because it run with user "motion" not root so it has not the privilegies to create a file in directory /var/run.
So I modified the init script adding the following line before to start the daemon: touch $PIDFILE && chown motion $PIDFILE it create the pidfile and give motion the ability to modify it with its pid. I think it is the simplest and effective fix. I think that the fix proposed by Michael Vogt is bad because it eliminates the pidfile. It limits the powerful of the script (status is drop off) Best Regards -- Hardy upgrade - motion halts upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198292 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
