Follow-up Comment #3, bug #82184 (project xrootd): The System-V init procedure in Unix is and always has been serial. I don't think it's a big deal though and Brian is right by saying that it can easily be handled by managing more carefully which procedures are handled before and which are handled after the child process detaches from the parent (this should be minor change that requires no modification to the general design of xrootd). When everyone migrates to upstart (http://upstart.ubuntu.com/) one could start thinking of migrating to an event based startup, but until then the serial one needs to be supported. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?82184> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by LCG Savannah http://savannah.cern.ch/