bin/155006: named(8): /etc/rc.d/named might set wrong pid file

[Helmut Schneider]

>Number:         155006
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       named(8): /etc/rc.d/named might set wrong pid file
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Feb 24 16:00:19 UTC 2011
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Helmut Schneider
>Release:        8.1-RELEASE-p2
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>Environment:
>Description:
According to "man named 8" the default pid file is /var/run/named/named.pid. /etc/rc.d/named says:

pidfile="${named_pidfile:-/var/run/named/pid}"

There might be a reason for it but if not /etc/rc.d/named should state:

pidfile="${named_pidfile:-/var/run/named/${name}.pid}
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
--- /etc/rc.d/named.org 2011-02-24 16:43:08.000000000 +0100
+++ /etc/rc.d/named     2011-02-24 16:43:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 #
 required_dirs="$named_chrootdir"       # if it is set, it must exist

-pidfile="${named_pidfile:-/var/run/named/pid}"
+pidfile="${named_pidfile:-/var/run/named/${name}.pid}"
 named_confdir="${named_chrootdir}${named_conf%/*}"

 run_rc_command "$1"

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