1.\" Copyright (c) 2005 Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>
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18.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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25.\" $FreeBSD: head/lib/libutil/pidfile.3 172577 2007-10-12 10:38:05Z kib $
26.\"
27.Dd August 22, 2005
28.Dt PIDFILE 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm pidfile_open ,
32.Nm pidfile_write ,
33.Nm pidfile_close ,
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163.It Bq Er EEXIST
164Some process already holds the lock on the given pidfile, meaning that a
165daemon is already running.
166.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
167Specified pidfile's name is too long.
168.It Bq Er EINVAL
169Some process already holds the lock on the given pidfile, but PID read
170from there is invalid.
171.It Bq Er EAGAIN
172Some process already holds the lock on the given pidfile, but the file
173is truncated. Most likely, the existing daemon is writing new PID into
174the file.
175.El
176.Pp
177The
178.Fn pidfile_open
179function may also fail and set
180.Va errno
181for any errors specified for the
182.Xr fstat 2 ,
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2.\" All rights reserved.
3.\"
4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
6.\" are met:
7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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17.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
18.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
19.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
20.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
21.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
22.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
23.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
24.\"
25.\" $FreeBSD: head/lib/libutil/pidfile.3 172577 2007-10-12 10:38:05Z kib $
26.\"
27.Dd August 22, 2005
28.Dt PIDFILE 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm pidfile_open ,
32.Nm pidfile_write ,
33.Nm pidfile_close ,
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163.It Bq Er EEXIST
164Some process already holds the lock on the given pidfile, meaning that a
165daemon is already running.
166.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
167Specified pidfile's name is too long.
168.It Bq Er EINVAL
169Some process already holds the lock on the given pidfile, but PID read
170from there is invalid.
171.It Bq Er EAGAIN
172Some process already holds the lock on the given pidfile, but the file
173is truncated. Most likely, the existing daemon is writing new PID into
174the file.
175.El
176.Pp
177The
178.Fn pidfile_open
179function may also fail and set
180.Va errno
181for any errors specified for the
182.Xr fstat 2 ,
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