Re: [Exim] "-oP" option not working

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Author: Andreas Metzler
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] "-oP" option not working
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 06:45:43AM -0800, J.D. (Jack) Bitters wrote:
> Set up fresh install of Exim version 4.22 #1 on FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE box (also
> new install).

[...]
> [code]
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> /usr/local/sbin/exim -bd -q15m \
> -oX 2500 \
> -oP /var/run/exim.[second instance].pid \
> -C /usr/local/etc/exim/exim.conf.[second instance]
> #
> exit
> [end of code]


> It works fine, except that the pid file for the second instance does not get
> written.

[...]

Upgrade to 4.24.

Quote from the changelog:
Exim version 4.23
[...]
 2. Change 4.21/73 introduced a bug. The pid file path set by -oP was being
    ignored. Though the use of -oP was forcing the writing of a pid file, it
    was always written to the default place.


           cu andreas
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