Package: bucardo Version: 4.99.7-1 Reports bucardo failed to start when it was successful:
root@dewey:/# /etc/init.d/bucardo start [....] Starting PostgreSQL replication system: bucardoChecking for existing processes Removing /var/run/bucardo/fullstopbucardo Starting Bucardo failed! root@dewey:/# cat /var/run/bucardo/bucardo.mcp.pid 14325 /usr/bin/bucardo Sun Sep 29 19:16:21 2013 root@dewey:/# ps auwx | grep bucardo bucardo 14325 0.0 0.6 22664 14312 ? S 19:16 0:00 Bucardo Master Control Program v4.99.7. postgres 14327 0.1 0.6 54692 14268 ? Ss 19:16 0:00 postgres: bucardo bucardo [local] SELECT postgres 14344 0.0 0.2 48108 5796 ? Ss 19:16 0:00 postgres: bucardo spud ::1(32817) idle in transaction postgres 14349 0.0 0.4 48532 8864 ? Ss 19:16 0:00 postgres: bucardo spud ::1(32827) idle root 14453 0.0 0.0 1888 580 pts/1 S+ 19:18 0:00 grep bucardo root@dewey:/# It looks like the init.d script checks for the existence of $PID before the daemon has had a chance to start properly: log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" $NAME su bucardo --command "$DAEMON start" if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] ; then log_end_msg 0 else log_end_msg 1 fi -- Brian May <br...@microcomaustralia.com.au>