# Re: iproute2: make arpd daemon write pid file on fork

- From: Alex Dubov \<oakad@yahoo.com\>
- Date: 2011-08-15 05:42:10 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/08/10877261
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/08/10877158/t.md

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----- Original Message -----

> 
>>  The included patch makes arpd write it's own pid file after fork, in a 
> common 
>>  LSB fashion, so as to better inter-operate with start up scripts. Removal 
> of 
>>  stale pid files is handled elsewhere.
> 
> I already checked in a version which has the -p pidfile option.
>

Thanks for that.
It will be enough for arpd to fit with the rest of init scripts.

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