Re: /var/run/

Steven Kurylo wrote:
> The fact that Ubuntu changed to a tmpfs for /var/run sounds like a
> great idea - you don't have to clean it up on boot up. Of course they
> never bothered to change all the init scripts - the ones which put
> their pid file in a directory. What does that mean? It means
> programs fail to create their pid file on boot up, because the
> directory (like /var/run/exim4/) doesn't exist.
Ahhh yes, this was definitely annoying.
> Can anyone tell me if the latest version of ubuntu fixes this? One
> day I just might have to file a bunch of bug reports. Of course do
> you really need a directory to hold a single pid file? That could be
> a better fix.
I remember this error plaguing us around Breezy, but two releases later
I no longer see this cropping up. Don't take that to mean that every
init script is fixed, but a good number of them must be since it's no
longer bothering me. ;)

Graeme
Received on Tue Jan 2 13:18:01 2007