[Logcheck-devel] Bug#657641: /usr/sbin/logcheck: line 100: kill: (31667) - No such process

[Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn]

Package: logcheck
Version: 1.3.14
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

I keep getting these messages logged, when under high load.
This patch should clean that up.

commit 72661acccafa519fcb48a6a756e5c35d96e7511d
Author: Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn <cristian.ionescu-idbohrn at axis.com>
Date:   Fri Jan 27 16:08:33 2012 +0100

    Workaround for error:

    	/usr/sbin/logcheck: line 100: kill: (31667) - No such process

diff --git a/logcheck b/logcheck
index 5878795..91125cd 100755
--- a/logcheck
+++ b/logcheck
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ cleanup() {

     if [ -n "$LOCK" ]; then
         debug "cleanup: Killing lockfile-touch - $LOCK"
-	kill "$LOCK" && unset LOCK
+	kill -0 $LOCK && kill "$LOCK" && unset LOCK
     fi

     if [ -f "$LOCKFILE.lock" ]; then

The script would surely benefit (efficiency wise) from a thorough
cleanup, IMO.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages logcheck depends on:
ii  adduser                         3.113
ii  cron                            3.0pl1-120
ii  lockfile-progs                  0.1.16
ii  logtail                         1.3.14
ii  mime-construct                  1.11
ii  postfix [mail-transport-agent]  2.8.7-1
ii  rsyslog [system-log-daemon]     5.8.6-1

Versions of packages logcheck recommends:
ii  logcheck-database  1.3.14

Versions of packages logcheck suggests:
ii  syslog-summary  1.14-2

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/logcheck/logcheck.conf [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'/etc/logcheck/logcheck.conf'
/etc/logcheck/logcheck.logfiles [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'/etc/logcheck/logcheck.logfiles'

-- debconf information:
  logcheck/changes:
* logcheck/install-note:


Cheers,

-- 
Cristian