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Cannot run Django's FastCGI with pidfile option

I would like to run my Django sitw with FastCGI.

I can successfully start the TCP server with the following command.

python manage.py runfcgi method=prefork host=127.0.0.1 \
       port=3000 maxrequests=100 daemonize=true

However, if fails if I add the pidfile option in the command.

python manage.py runfcgi method=prefork host=127.0.0.1 \
       port=3000 maxrequests=100 daemonize=true pidfile=/var/run/django.pid

I got no exception printed out with the second command, but the TCP server is not started.

Django version: 1.6.11

May I know what could be the problem cause this failure?

I guess the failure might be caused by permission issue. I am running the command with a standard user. However, it does not solve the problem if I am using sudo.

Thanks for Andriy's answer, I have solved the problem. The TCP server is not started because of permission. However, by simply executing the command with sudo will not work.

Moreover, I did try using django.pid as the pidfile name. However, it seems that the script does not correctly resolve relative path. After changing the pidfile to a folder where current user have permission to write into with absolute path, it works!

Solution

  • Most likely, you has no permisson to create pidfile within /var/run/django.pid.

    You can change chmod of /var/run, with command

    sudo chmod -R 666 /var/run

    or place pidfile under folder where you have write permissions, for example.

    python manage.py runfcgi method=prefork host=127.0.0.1 \
   port=3000 maxrequests=100 daemonize=true pidfile=$HOME/django.pid