What to do with pid files in a docker container

Asked Oct 13 '15 at 18:18

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My containers aren't starting up on the second run because a pid file has been left behind in /var/run/.

I'm thinking of mounting /var/run/ on tmpfs is the way forward but that requires the container be run -privileged.

Is there a better way to deal with pid (and other temporary) files?

asked Oct 13 '15 at 18:18

gregn

if you just want to remove a file, see `docker exec` something like `docker exec -it container_id rm file` the docc https://docs.docker.com/reference/commandline/exec/ – user2915097 Oct 13 '15 at 19:29
thanks but I'm looking for something more self sustaining. – gregn Oct 13 '15 at 19:49
Maybe you should look why you have pid files left behind. That's not normal :( – Aurélien Bottazini Oct 14 '15 at 06:52

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