From: Wichert Akkerman Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 23:27:30 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update formating X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7cadc8fc59c418c646adabf826f2e3436a8673c0;p=dpkg Update formating --- diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ba2c0591..2aacf320 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Thu Oct 19 00:59:40 CEST 2000 Wichert Akkerman * utils/start-stop-daemon.c + fix a buffer overflow in cmdname handling + Only abort if we fail to open an existing pidfile + * utils/start-stop-daemon.8: update formating Wed Oct 18 17:48:15 CEST 2000 Wichert Akkerman diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 444028e9..5c50e3b1 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dpkg (1.7.0) unstable; urgency=low Closes: Bug#75103 * Don't abort if start-stop-daemon tries to read a non-existing pidfile. Closes: Bug#75105 + * Update formating of start-stop-daemon manpage. Closes: Bug#75110 -- Wichert Akkerman UNRELEASED diff --git a/utils/start-stop-daemon.8 b/utils/start-stop-daemon.8 index 0b7bad09..72d3efa4 100644 --- a/utils/start-stop-daemon.8 +++ b/utils/start-stop-daemon.8 @@ -4,36 +4,30 @@ start\-stop\-daemon \- start and stop system daemon programs .SH SYNOPSIS .B start-stop-daemon -.BR -S|--start -.IR "options ... -- arguments ..." +.BR -S | --start +.IR options +.RB [ \-\- ] +.IR arguments .HP .B start-stop-daemon -.BR -K|--stop -.IR "options ..." +.BR -K | --stop +.IR options .HP .B start-stop-daemon -.BR -H|--help +.BR -H | --help .HP .B start-stop-daemon -.BR -V|--version +.BR -V | --version .SH DESCRIPTION .B start\-stop\-daemon is used to control the creation and termination of system-level processes. Using the -.BR --exec -, -.BR --pidfile -, -.BR --user -, and -.BR --name -options, +.BR --exec ", " --pidfile ", " --user ", and " --name " options," .B start\-stop\-daemon can be configured to find existing instances of a running process. With -.BR --start -, +.BR --start , .B start\-stop\-daemon checks for the existence of a specified process. If such a process exists, @@ -43,53 +37,51 @@ does nothing, and exits with error status 1 (0 if is specified). If such a process does not exist, it starts an instance, using either the executable specified by -.BR --exec -, (or, if specified, by -.BR --startas -). +.BR --exec , +(or, if specified, by +.BR --startas ). Any arguments given after .BR -- on the command line are passed unmodified to the program being started. With -.BR --stop -, +.BR --stop , .B start\-stop\-daemon also checks for the existence of a specified process. If such a process exists, .B start\-stop\-daemon sends it the signal specified by -.BR --signal -, and exits with error status 0. +.BR --signal , +and exits with error status 0. If such a process does not exist, .B start\-stop\-daemon exits with error status 1 -(0 if +(0 if .BR --oknodo -is specified). +is specified). .SH OPTIONS .TP -.I -x|--exec executable +\fB-x\fP|\fB--exec\fP \fIexecutable\fP Check for processes that are instances of this executable (according to .B /proc/ .I pid .B /exe ). .TP -.I -p|--pidfile pid-file +\fB-p\fP|\fB--pidfile\fP \fIpid-file\fP Check for processes whose process-id is specified in .I pid-file. .TP -.I -u|--user username|uid +\fB-u\fP|\fB--user\fP \fIusername\fP|\fIuid\fP Check for processes owned by the user specified by .I username or .I uid. .TP -.I -n|--name process-name +\fB-n\fP|\fB--name\fP \fIprocess-name\fP Check for processes with the name .I process-name (according to @@ -98,58 +90,65 @@ Check for processes with the name .B /stat ). .TP -.I -s|--signal signal +\fB-s\fP|\fB--signal\fP \fIsignal\fP With .BR --stop , specifies the signal to send to processes being stopped (default 15). .TP -.I -a|--startas pathname +\fB-a\fP|\fB--startas\fP \fIpathname\fP With -.B --start -, start the process specified by -.I pathname. +.BR --start , +start the process specified by +.IR pathname . If not specified, defaults to the argument given to -.B --exec. +.BR --exec . .TP -.I -t|--test +.BR -t | --test Print actions that would be taken and set appropriate return value, but take no action. .TP -.I -o|--oknodo +.BR -o | --oknodo Return exit status 0 instead of 1 if no actions are (would be) taken. .TP -.I -q|--quiet +.BR -q | --quiet Do not print informational messages; only display error messages. .TP -.I -c|--chuid +\fB-c\fP|\fB--chuid\fP \fIusername\fR|\fIuid\fP Change to this username/uid before starting the process. You can also -specify a group by appending a ':', then the group or gid in the same way -as you would for the `chown' command (user:group). When using this option +specify a group by appending a +.BR : , +then the group or gid in the same way +as you would for the `chown' command (\fIuser\fP\fB:\fP\fIgroup\fP). +When using this option you must realize that the primary and suplimental groups are set as well, -even if the `group' options is not specified. The group option is only for +even if the +.B --group +option is not specified. The +.B --group +option is only for groups that the user isn't normally a member of (like adding per/process -group membership for generic users like `nobody'). +group membership for generic users like +.BR nobody ). .TP -.I -r|--chroot root +\fB-r\fP|\fB--chroot\fP \fIroot\fP Chdir and chroot to -.B root +.I root before starting the process. Please note that the pidfile is also written after the chroot. .TP -.I -b|--background +.BR -b | --background Typically used with programs that don't detach on their own. This option will force .B start-stop-daemon to fork before starting the process, and force it into the background. -.B WARNING: -start-stop-daemon +.B WARNING: start-stop-daemon cannot check the exit status if the process fails to execute for .B any reason. This is a last resort, and is only meant for programs that either make no sense forking on their own, or where it's not feasible to add the code for it to do this itself. .TP -.I -m|--make-pidfile +.BR -m | --make-pidfile Used when starting a program that does not create its own pid file. This option will make .B start-stop-daemon @@ -164,18 +163,18 @@ only useful when combined with the .B --background option. .TP -.I -v|--verbose +.BR -v|--verbose Print verbose informational messages. .TP -.I -H|--help +.BR -H|--help Print help information; then exit. .TP -.I -V|--version +.BR -V|--version Print version information; then exit. .SH AUTHORS -Ian Jackson - -Marek Michalkiewicz +Marek Michalkiewicz based on +a previous version by Ian Jackson . -Manual page by Klee Dienes . +Manual page by Klee Dienes , partially reformatted +by Ian Jackson.