From 9c0edc5c527de01cbe2dccbc7f1a2c571b6acc41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Ruppert Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:23:56 +0100 Subject: Use the "--make-pidfile" when command_background is used The start-stop-daemon "--make-pidfile" option is now used by default when using command_background, this requires a pidfile to be specified. Document command_background option. Reported-by: Giampaolo Tomassoni X-Gentoo-Bug: 399165 X-Gentoo-Bug-URL: https://bugs.gentoo.org/399165 --- man/runscript.8 | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/runscript.8 b/man/runscript.8 index dbc0b7dc..dd934c4b 100644 --- a/man/runscript.8 +++ b/man/runscript.8 @@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ Daemon to start or stop via if no start or stop function is defined by the service. .It Ar command_args List of arguments to pass to the daemon when starting. +.It Ar command_background +Set this to "true", "yes" or "1" (case-insensitive) to force the daemon into +the background. This implies the "--make-pidfile" and "--pidfile" option of +.Xr start-stop-daemon 8 +so the pidfile variable must be set. .It Ar pidfile Pidfile to use for the above defined command. .It Ar name -- cgit v1.2.3