Author: Ted Cooper Date: To: exim-dev Subject: Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 627] New: /var/run/exim4 directory not create
so pid file not created
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> http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=627
> Summary: /var/run/exim4 directory not create so pid file not
> created
> Product: Exim
> Version: 4.60
> Platform: Other
> OS/Version: All
> Status: NEW
> Severity: bug
> Priority: medium
> Component: General execution
> AssignedTo: ph10@???
> ReportedBy: m.dixson@???
> CC: exim-dev@???
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> On Ubuntu 6.06LTS with Exim 4.60 installed using apt-get I encountered a
> problem whereby the config was not reloading even when stopping and starting
> exim via the init.d script.
>
> Upon investigation it seems that the /var/run/exim4 directory had not been
> created and so the pid file could not be written and subsequently exim could
> not stop, restart or reload the config automatically.
>
> Creating the exim4 directory resolved this issue.
>
> Many thanks
> Mike Dixson
Not a bug with exim.
Maybe the Ubuntu package maintainer would be the right place for this.
