[plug] Logrotate Killing Apache

[Bernard Blackham]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 09:16:11AM +0800, Timothy White wrote:
> > > apache runs the modem control application
> >
> > I guess so :)
> >
> > Presumably pppd is inheriting the FDs from apache. Perhaps make a
> > wrapper script with something like:
> >
> >    #!/bin/sh
> >    exec 3>&- 4>&- 5>&- 6>&- 7>&- 8>&- 9>&- 10>&-
> >    exec /usr/sbin/pppd "$@"
> 
> I'm currently using PHP to start the dialup connection. (So
> system('pon Optus');)
> What does the first exec do in your script? I gather it closes the FD's?

Yep. Ideally there'd be some way to close all FDs, but I don't know
one yet and haven't looked hard. Leaving FD 2 open is useful as it
means error output will go to apache's error.log

> I find it a /little/ stupid that FD's should be passed through a
> system call in php, but I'll check when I get a chance.

Yeah, it's probably bugworthy. At least the FDs should be marked
close-on-exec.

Bernard.

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 Bernard Blackham <bernard at blackham dot com dot au>