[krbdev.mit.edu #8607] kpropd should write a pidfile when started in standalone mode...

[John Hascall via RT]

I figured that ;)
It's just too bad nobody thought about flags consistency earlier...


John Hascall
IT Services
Iowa State Univ.

> On Aug 22, 2017, at 5:03 PM, will.fiveash at oracle.com via RT <rt-comment at krbdev.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 01:47:40PM -0400, john at iastate.edu via RT wrote:
>> ...so it can be properly managed by systemctl etc.
>> 
>> I have included a sample patch to implement this.
>> NOTE: I changed the command line flags to match the other kerberos daemons
>> <https://imgflip.com/i/1uj6yv>:
>> 
>> # ./kpropd -h
>> Usage: ./kpropd [-r realm] [-s srvtab] [-dS] [-f slave_file]
>> [-F kerberos_db_file ] [-u kdb5_util_pathname]
>> [-x db_args]* [-p port] [-a acl_file]
>> [-P pid_file] (standalone mode only)
>> [-A admin_server]
> 
> Interface stability is an issue I have with this patch.  I would prefer
> a unique flag other than -P be used to provide the pid file name.
> 
> -- 
> Will Fiveash
> Oracle Solaris Software Engineer
>