Binary package hint: wackamole
## Issue
* wackamole does not start at system boot
* wackamole init script startup fails with "Cannot write PID file"
## Environment
* working wackamole / spread configuration
* Lucid 10.04.2
* /var/run/ mounted as tmpfs
## Root Cause
/var/run/wackamole is created at dpkg install time. /var/run is tmpfs, however, and the directory disappears on reboot.
## Resolution
Adding the following lines to /etc/init.d/wackamole before daemon start resolves this issue:
test -d /var/run/$NAME || mkdir /var/run/$NAME
See patch.
## Diagnostic Steps
1. install wackamole and spread
2. setup configuration so that it works as expected
3. reboot
4. Check for the following in /var/log/daemon.log:
May 25 12:33:13 wacka1 wackamole[871]: Cannot write PID file /var/run/wackamole/wackamole.pid
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: wackamole 2.1.1-3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic-pae 2.6.32.27+drm33.12 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed May 25 13:14:08 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110211.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: wackamole
Binary package hint: wackamole
## Issue
* wackamole does not start at system boot
* wackamole init script startup fails with "Cannot write PID file"
## Environment
* working wackamole / spread configuration
* Lucid 10.04.2
* /var/run/ mounted as tmpfs
## Root Cause
/var/run/wackamole is created at dpkg install time. /var/run is tmpfs, however, and the directory disappears on reboot.
## Resolution
Adding the following lines to /etc/init. d/wackamole before daemon start resolves this issue:
test -d /var/run/$NAME || mkdir /var/run/$NAME
See patch.
## Diagnostic Steps
1. install wackamole and spread
2. setup configuration so that it works as expected
3. reboot
4. Check for the following in /var/log/ daemon. log:
May 25 12:33:13 wacka1 wackamole[871]: Cannot write PID file /var/run/ wackamole/ wackamole. pid
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 2.6.32- 28.55-generic- pae 2.6.32.27+drm33.12 28-generic- pae i686
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: wackamole 2.1.1-3.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 25 13:14:08 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110211.1)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: wackamole