"kill -HUP `pidof inetd`" fails

[Denys Vlasenko]

On Thursday 07 July 2011 01:18, Gilles wrote:
> Hello
> 
> An application uses the following command to restart inetd:
> =============
> root:/var/tmp> kill -HUP `pidof inetd`
> kill: bad pid '`pidof'
> kill: bad pid 'inetd`'
> =============
> 
> pidof is actually compiled in Busybox:
> =============
> root:/var/tmp> which pidof
> /sbin/pidof
> 
> root:/var/tmp> ls -al /sbin/pidof
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             7 Jul  4  2011 /sbin/pidof
> -> busybox
> =============
> 
> Inet is running OK:
> =============
> root:/var/tmp> ps aux| grep inetd
>    55 root       484 S    /sbin/inetd -f
>   196 root       692 S    grep inetd
> 
> root:/var/tmp> pidof inetd
> 55
> =============
> 
> I don't understand the cause for the error. Anybody has an idea?

Which version of busybox do you use?
Please post the .config file used to build it.

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vda