util-pidfile.c

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/* Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Open Information Security Foundation
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 */
 
/**
 * \file
 *
 * \author Pablo Rincon Crespo <pablo.rincon.crespo@gmail.com>
 * \author Victor Julien <victor@inliniac.net>
 *
 * Utility code for dealing with a pidfile.
 * Adaptation of Steve Grubbs patch to our coding guidelines
 * (thanks for the patch Steve ;)
 */
 
#include "suricata-common.h"
#include "util-pidfile.h"
#include "util-debug.h"
 
/**
 * \brief Write a pid file (used at the startup)
 *        This commonly needed by the init scripts
 *
 * \param pointer to the name of the pid file to write (optarg)
 *
 * \retval 0 if succes
 * \retval -1 on failure
 */
int SCPidfileCreate(const char *pidfile)
{
    SCEnter();
 
    int pidfd = 0;
    char val[16];
 
    size_t len = snprintf(val, sizeof(val), "%"PRIuMAX"\n", (uintmax_t)getpid());
    if (len <= 0) {
        SCLogError("Pid error (%s)", strerror(errno));
        SCReturnInt(-1);
    }
 
    pidfd = open(pidfile, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_NOFOLLOW | O_WRONLY, 0644);
    if (pidfd < 0) {
        SCLogError("unable to set pidfile '%s': %s", pidfile, strerror(errno));
        SCReturnInt(-1);
    }
 
    ssize_t r = write(pidfd, val, (unsigned int)len);
    if (r == -1) {
        SCLogError("unable to write pidfile: %s", strerror(errno));
        close(pidfd);
        SCReturnInt(-1);
    } else if ((size_t)r != len) {
        SCLogError("unable to write pidfile: wrote"
                   " %" PRIdMAX " of %" PRIuMAX " bytes.",
                (intmax_t)r, (uintmax_t)len);
        close(pidfd);
        SCReturnInt(-1);
    }
 
    close(pidfd);
    SCReturnInt(0);
}
 
/**
 * \brief Remove the pid file (used at the startup)
 *
 * \param pointer to the name of the pid file to write (optarg)
 */
void SCPidfileRemove(const char *pid_filename)
{
    if (pid_filename != NULL) {
        /* we ignore the result, the user may have removed the file already. */
        (void)unlink(pid_filename);
    }
}
 
/**
 * \brief Check the Suricata pid file (used at the startup)
 *
 * This commonly needed by the init scripts.
 *
 * This function will fail if the PID file exists, but tries to log a
 * meaningful message if appears Suricata is running, or if the PID
 * file appears to be stale.
 *
 * \param pointer to the name of the pid file to write (optarg)
 *
 * \retval 0 if succes
 * \retval -1 on failure
 */
int SCPidfileTestRunning(const char *pid_filename)
{
    /* Check if the existing process is still alive. */
    FILE *pf;
 
    pf = fopen(pid_filename, "r");
    if (pf == NULL) {
        if (access(pid_filename, F_OK) == 0) {
            SCLogError("pid file '%s' exists and can not be read. Aborting!", pid_filename);
            return -1;
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }
 
#ifndef OS_WIN32
    pid_t pidv;
    if (fscanf(pf, "%d", &pidv) == 1 && kill(pidv, 0) == 0) {
        SCLogError("pid file '%s' exists and Suricata appears to be running. "
                   "Aborting!",
                pid_filename);
    } else
#endif
    {
        SCLogError("pid file '%s' exists but appears stale. "
                   "Make sure Suricata is not running and then remove %s. "
                   "Aborting!",
                pid_filename, pid_filename);
    }
 
    fclose(pf);
    return -1;
}