http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/logging.html#syslog

hi -

noting that pid files are not to be completely trusted, wouldn't
replacing the kill(1)/cat(1) bits in the example scripts/commands with
pkill(1) be more accurate?

(i suppose limiting with -U may also be opt'd for too...)

if this is of any use, i can go replace the other instances of these as
well (e.g. faq's 6 and 10)

not really a bug, so i'm just sending to www@ - please redirect me as
appropriate ;)

okan

Index: faq/pf/logging.html
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RCS file: /cvs/www/faq/pf/logging.html,v
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -r1.26 logging.html
--- faq/pf/logging.html	1 May 2006 00:54:29 -0000	1.26
+++ faq/pf/logging.html	9 May 2006 14:28:32 -0000
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@
 <pre>
 	#!/bin/sh
 	FILE=/home/pflogger/pflog5min.$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M")
-	kill -ALRM $(cat /var/run/pflogd.pid)
+	pkill -ALRM pflogd
 	if [ $(ls -l /var/log/pflog | cut -d " " -f 8) -gt 24 ]; then
 	   mv /var/log/pflog $FILE
 	   chown pflogger $FILE
-	   kill -HUP $(cat /var/run/pflogd.pid)
+	   pkill -HUP pflogd
 	fi
 </pre>
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 Make syslogd notice the changes by restarting it:
 <blockquote>
 <tt>
-# kill -HUP $(cat /var/run/syslog.pid)
+# pkill -HUP syslogd
 </tt>
 </blockquote>