[HADOOP-9921] daemon scripts should remove pid file on stop call after stop or process is found not running

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.0-beta, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Vinayakumar B
• Reporter: Vinayakumar B
• Created: 30/Aug/13 07:09
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:25
• Resolved: 16/Jul/14 10:49

Description

daemon scripts should remove the pid file on stop call using daemon script.

Should remove the pid file, even though process is not running.

same pid file will be used by start command. At that time, if the same pid is assigned to some other process, then start may fail.

Issue Links

• breaks: HADOOP-12364 Deleting pid file after stop is causing the daemons to keep restarting