start_daemon should supply --chdir $PWD to start-to-stop-daemon

[Michael Blakeley]

Binary package hint: lsb

http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/iniscrptfunc.html says that "Each conforming init script shall execute the commands in the file /lib/lsb/init-functions in the current environment...." I read this to include the current working directory. However, start-stop-daemon changes the current directory to root, unless --chdir is supplied. Therefore, I believe that start_daemon should supply --chdir $PWD to start-to-stop-daemon.

Not doing so causes problems with some rpm-based packages, that cd to a specific directory before starting. I've attached a patch that seems to work.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04
$ apt-show-versions lsb-base
lsb-base/hardy uptodate 3.2-4ubuntu1

[Michael Blakeley (mike+ubuntu)]

The lsb-base package documents support for LSB 3.2, not 3.1. So I'll add that http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.2.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/iniscrptfunc.html also specifies the "current environment".

[Michael Blakeley (mike+ubuntu)]

This is still a problem with intrepid alpha 4. The patch is somewhat simpler, since init-functions no longer uses 'eval' to start daemons (upstream debian change, I suppose?). But the existing patch is still relevant.

[Michael Blakeley (mike+ubuntu)]

This has been fixed upstream in debian sid, as lsb-base_3.2-22. If there's still time, it would be nice to have the change in jaunty (currently 3.2-20ubuntu4).

[Michael Blakeley (mike+ubuntu)]

lsb-base/karmic uptodate 4.0-0ubuntu2 fixes this issue.