static char *pidfile;
/* Create pidfile even if one already exists and is locked? */
-static bool force;
+static bool overwrite_pidfile;
/* Should we chdir to "/". */
static bool chdir_ = true;
void
ignore_existing_pidfile(void)
{
- force = true;
+ overwrite_pidfile = true;
}
/* Sets up a following call to daemonize() to detach from the foreground
{
pid_t pid = already_running();
if (pid) {
- if (!force) {
+ if (!overwrite_pidfile) {
ovs_fatal(0, "%s: already running as pid %ld",
get_pidfile(), (long int) pid);
} else {
{
printf(
"\nDaemon options:\n"
- " -D, --detach run in background as daemon\n"
+ " --detach run in background as daemon\n"
" --no-chdir do not chdir to '/'\n"
- " -P, --pidfile[=FILE] create pidfile (default: %s/%s.pid)\n"
- " -f, --force with -P, start even if already running\n",
+ " --pidfile[=FILE] create pidfile (default: %s/%s.pid)\n"
+ " --overwrite-pidfile with --pidfile, start even if already "
+ "running\n",
ovs_rundir, program_name);
}