Having out-of-box pidfile would help monit it. --- /etc/sysconfig/xinetd~ 2003-08-29 09:47:30 +0300 +++ /etc/sysconfig/xinetd 2003-08-29 09:47:01 +0300 @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ # Add extra options here -EXTRAOPTIONS='-reuse -remlock' +EXTRAOPTIONS='-reuse -remlock -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid'
There are no need, xinetd creates pidfile by default (see changelog for 2.3.11-alt2).
Agreed.