util-pidfile.h File Reference

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Functions
int	SCPidfileCreate (const char *)
	Write a pid file (used at the startup) This commonly needed by the init scripts. More...
void	SCPidfileRemove (const char *)
	Remove the pid file (used at the startup) More...
int	SCPidfileTestRunning (const char *pid_filename)
	Check the Suricata pid file (used at the startup) More...

Detailed Description

Author

Pablo Rincon Crespo pablo.nosp@m..rin.nosp@m.con.c.nosp@m.resp.nosp@m.o@gma.nosp@m.il.c.nosp@m.om

Victor Julien victo.nosp@m.r@in.nosp@m.linia.nosp@m.c.ne.nosp@m.t

Definition in file util-pidfile.h.

Function Documentation

SCPidfileCreate()

int SCPidfileCreate

(

const char *

pidfile

)

Write a pid file (used at the startup) This commonly needed by the init scripts.

Parameters

pointer

to the name of the pid file to write (optarg)

Return values

0	if succes
-1	on failure

Definition at line 42 of file util-pidfile.c.

References len, O_NOFOLLOW, SCEnter, SCLogError, and SCReturnInt.

SCPidfileRemove()

void SCPidfileRemove

(

const char *

pid_filename

)

Remove the pid file (used at the startup)

Parameters

pointer

to the name of the pid file to write (optarg)

Definition at line 83 of file util-pidfile.c.

Referenced by GlobalsDestroy().

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SCPidfileTestRunning()

int SCPidfileTestRunning

(

const char *

pid_filename

)

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.

Parameters

pointer

to the name of the pid file to write (optarg)

Return values

0	if succes
-1	on failure

Definition at line 105 of file util-pidfile.c.

References SCLogError.