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According to Norton Allen on 1/29/2007 8:00 PM:
>>>
>>>    PID=`cat $PIDFILE`
>>
>> No, this is a text mount:

That's the answer.  You are creating PIDFILE with \r\n line endings, but
cat always reads in binary mode.

Try PID=`cat $PIDFILE | d2u` instead.  Or try using the igncr shell option.

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Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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