Re: documentation/6767: Affect of HUP on Child Processes Not Documented.

[Tony Finch <fa...@apache.org>]

The following reply was made to PR documentation/6767; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tony Finch <fa...@apache.org>
To: apbugs@apache.org
Cc: Ralph Corderoy <ra...@inputplus.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: documentation/6767: Affect of HUP on Child Processes Not Documented.
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 18:36:58 +0000

 Ralph Corderoy <ra...@inputplus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
 >
 >Thanks for the prompt reply.
 >
 >Perhaps a warning that the current behaviour is unsupported
 >implementation detail would stop Linux distributors, like Red Hat, from
 >using `killall -HUP httpd' in their logrotate configuration.
 
 We do: see http://www.apache.org/docs/stopping.html which says:
 
 :You will notice many httpd executables running on your system, but you
 :should not send signals to any of them except the parent, whose pid is
 :in the PidFile. That is to say you shouldn't ever need to send signals
 :to any process except the parent.
 
 I suggest you file a bug with RedHat.
 
 Tony.
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