[Planetlab-devel] a patch for smoother remote control of a myplc

[Thierry Parmentelat]

Sorry, the patch I just sent is not complete, some more similar changes 
were required

Sorry about that -- here is the complete patch, hopefully

-- Thierry

Index: plc.d/mail
===================================================================
--- plc.d/mail    (revision 544)
+++ plc.d/mail    (revision 550)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     # without a warning, so that the API can send out mail.
     echo "apache" >/etc/mail/trusted-users
 
-    service sendmail start
+    (exec 3>&- 4>&- ; service sendmail start)
     check
 
     result "$MESSAGE"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     MESSAGE=$"Stopping mail server"
     dialog "$MESSAGE"
 
-    service sendmail stop
+    (exec 3>&- 4>&- ; service sendmail start)
     check
 
     result "$MESSAGE"
Index: plc.d/postgresql
===================================================================
--- plc.d/postgresql    (revision 544)
+++ plc.d/postgresql    (revision 550)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 postgresql_start ()
 {
     # start() always returns 0
-    service postgresql start
+    (exec 3>&- 4>&- ; service postgresql start)
 
     # status() will still return 0 even while still initializing
     if status postmaster && [ -f /var/lock/subsys/postgresql ] ; then
Index: plc.d/functions
===================================================================
--- plc.d/functions    (revision 544)
+++ plc.d/functions    (revision 550)
@@ -56,7 +56,16 @@
     [ -n "${pid:-}" -a -z "${force:-}" ] && return
 
     # And start it up.
-    (exec -a plc_${base} $*)
+    (exec 3>&- 4>&- ; exec -a plc_${base} $*)
     ret=$?
 
     if [ -f /var/run/${base}.pid ] ; then