reloading gives dead/locked

I just tried 'service reload' option but it didn't seem to
work

I guess this is perhaps a fault with 'service' script ?
rather than amavis

just reporting just in case

centos 4.x
# amavisd -V
amavisd-new-2.5.4 (20080312)
# service --version
service ver. 0.91
# uname -a
Linux  2.6.9-55.0.9.EL #1 Thu Sep 27 18:10:45 EDT 2007 i686
i686 i386
GNU/Linux


# service amavisd status
amavisd (pid 12652 1131 1075) is running...
amavis-milter is stopped

# service amavisd reload
Reloading Mail Virus Scanner (amavisd):                    [
 OK  ]

# service amavisd status
amavisd dead but subsys locked
amavis-milter is stopped

# service amavisd status
amavisd dead but subsys locked
amavis-milter is stopped

]# service amavisd stop
Shutting down Mail Virus Scanner (amavisd):               
[FAILED]

# service amavisd start
Starting Mail Virus Scanner (amavisd):                     [
 OK  ]

# service amavisd status
amavisd (pid 1495) is running...
amavis-milter is stopped



-- 
Voytek


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