Re: Where is Sylpheed-claws PID file?

[Martin Pala]

gabev wrote:
> Martin Pala wrote:
> > Usually just daemons create a pidfile - user oriented programs such as 
> > email clients rarely.
> >
> > Generally you can create the pidfile yourself for any program, see monit 
> > FAQ - question/answer no. 3 (http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/doc/faq.php).
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > gabev wrote:
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I use monit on dsl linux and I'm having problems finding the PID file of
> > > sylpheed-claws email client.I can see that it has a pid by using the ps
> > > -aux
> > > command but I cant find the sylpheed-claws.pid file itself.Any
> > > suggestions?
> > > Thankx
> >
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> Hi Martin
>
> I created a wrapper for Sylpheed-Claws named sylph and put it in
> /usr/bin/.The contents of sylph are:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>           
>     export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/
>           
>    CLASSPATH=sylpheed-claws:.
>
>           case $1 in
>            start)
>            echo $$ > /var/run/sylpheed.pid;
>            exec 2>&1 sylpheed-claws -cp ${CLASSPATH} org.something.with.main
> \
>            1>/var/run/sylpheed.out 
>            ;;
>           stop)  
>            kill `cat /var/run/sylpheed.pid` ;;
>           *)  
>            echo "usage: sylpheed {start|stop}" ;;
>           esac
>
>
> Now from the terminal , logged in as root,  I can start sylpheed-claws by
> issuing the command "sylph start" .If I start monit as daemon  ( monit -d 60
> ) sylpheed-claws is not started.In the monitrc file this is the entry for
> sylpheed :
>
> check process sylpheed-claws with pidfile /var/run/sylpheed.pid
>    group mail
>   
>    start program = "/usr/bin/sylph start"
>    stop program = "/usr/bin/sylph stop"
>    #if failed port 25 protocol smtp then restart
>    #if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout
>
> I cannot start or stop the sylpheed-claws service through the web
> interface.I get the Execution failed status.One little detail, I always run
> sylpheed as root, maybe thats why  monit cannot start it?

The example in monit FAQ is just for imaginary java application. You 
need to customize the script for your application.

The JAVA_HOME, CLASSPATH and the "exec java -cp ${CLASSPATH} 
org.something.with.main" in the example are not monit related - it sets 
the environment for the application, the exec is specific command to 
invoke the given java application.

Monit starts the programs with the same uid as it is running (unless 
'uid' or 'gid' options are used). Monit starts programs with restricted 
environment - this is most probably the reason why sylph is running when 
the script is started by hand and not running whstarted by monit => 
check the environment variables needed).

Martin