[Bug 1296835] Re: status_of_proc lacks a "-p" in /etc/init.d/pptpd

[Robie Basak]

I tweaked the version to 1.3.4+27+gddb30f8-1ubuntu1.1.
1.3.4+27+gddb30f8-1ubuntu2 would also work because that version string
happens to be unused in any subsequent release, but we prefer the .1
style as it makes it more obvious that it is an SRU.

Uploaded, thanks!

** Changed in: pptpd (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => In Progress

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Title:
  status_of_proc lacks a "-p" in /etc/init.d/pptpd

Status in pptpd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in pptpd source package in Trusty:
  In Progress
Status in pptpd source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in pptpd package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  The "status" target in /etc/init.d/pptpd doesn't work, because the
  call to status_of_proc lacks a "-p" before "$PIDFILE". Example:

  # /etc/init.d/pptpd start
   * Starting PoPToP Point to Point Tunneling Server pptpd                                                                                                                                                    [ OK ] 
  # ps aux | grep pptpd
  root     16211  0.0  0.0  10684   680 ?        Ss   17:51   0:00 /usr/sbin/pptpd
  root     16305  0.0  0.0  18236   904 pts/0    S+   17:51   0:00 grep --color=auto pptpd
  # /etc/init.d/pptpd status
   * /usr/sbin/pptpd is not running

  This happens because status_of_proc takes $PIDFILE as $DAEMON, and
  tries to use the file "/var/run/pptpd.pid.pid" as source for the PID
  of the program. Adding "-p" solves the problem.

  The version tested is 1.3.4+27+gddb30f8-1ubuntu1. Output of lsb_release -rd is:
  Description:    Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:        14.04

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