[pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#546841: Bug#546841: fetchmail: complains too loudly when it is explicitly configured to not run as a daemon

[Nico Golde]

Hi,
* Rogério Brito <rbrito at ime.usp.br> [2009-09-16 14:33]:
> Fetchmail installs an initscript and it complains too loudly to the
> system administrator when it does not run as a daemon:
> 
> ,----
> | chagas:~# /etc/init.d/fetchmail stop
> | Pidfile not found! Is fetchmail running? ... failed!
> | chagas:~#
> `----
> 
> The message above should be printed only if it is configured to run as a
> daemon.  In all other cases, it is explicitly not running and the
> "failed" message is inappropriate (especially the tone of the message).
> 
> I could mail a patch, but this is so obvious that it would be a waste.
> 
> The message emmited by the start action is much more palatable.

I agree this is confusing. Will be fixed with the next 
upload.

Cheers
Nico
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