Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

>On 23/Oct/2006 17:10 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  >  > >>  >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the
>>  named
>>  >>  process.
>>  >>  >>  >
>>  >>  >>  >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to
>>  >>  >>  >/var/run/named.pid ?
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Yes, it is.
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running
>>  >>  >(but hung).
>>  >>  >What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop
>>  >>  >BIND' field?
>>  >>
>>  >>  "Just kill process" is selected.
>>  >
>>  >So does that BIND process die if you run :
>>  >
>>  >kill `cat /var/run/named.pid`
>>  >
>>  >?
>>
>>  Yes, and another named process immediately starts. Hmmm...that's an
>>  interesting clue. Doesn't sound like a BIND problem so much as OS X
>>  restarting BIND without being asked...right?
>
>That would certainly explain it! I'm not too familiar with OSX, but I heard
>that more recent versions introduced a new 'launchd' daemon that manages
>processes .. perhaps it is responsible?
>
>If so, Webmin's default configuration should call launchd to shut down
>BIND, rather than just killing the process.

Jamie,

Thanks for your help with this. I'll let you know what we find with OS X.
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Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks