# From time to time we can't reload the nginx service and get this error... /var/run/nginx.pid: No su **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [September 11, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310 "2009-09-11T00:36:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/1 "2009-09-11T00:36:34Z")
Reloading nginx daemon configuration…cat: /var/run/nginx.pid: No such file or directory kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec … or kill -l [sigspec] can’t reload. Any idea why? I can’t stop it or restart it, I have to kill it and start. ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/2 "2009-09-11T00:57:04Z")
uname -anginx -v pls. ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/3 "2009-09-11T01:03:30Z")
Istvan, see below: Linux [server2.mydomain.com](http://server2.mydomain.com) 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5PAE #1 SMP Tue Aug 4 20:58:34 EDT 2009 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux nginx version: nginx/0.8.14 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/4 "2009-09-11T01:14:38Z")
It’s a bug in the Debian/Ubuntu /etc/init.d/nginx script. It’d be nice if someone with some Debian-fu could fix it. Cliff ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/5 "2009-09-11T01:42:44Z")
couple of days ago we had this thread: > **[nginx restart trouble](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,5405)** > > Hello, i got some problems with nginx when a "/etc/init.d/nginx restart" is beeing done. Sometimes Nginx (doesnt matter which version... 0.6.x & 0.7.x seem to be affected) dies. Sometimes i see processes which are called "nginx... the init script you might to want: [http://forum.nginx.org/file.php?2,file=92,filename=nginx.init,download=1](http://forum.nginx.org/file.php?2,file=92,filename=nginx.init,download=1) regards, Istvan ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/6 "2009-09-11T01:23:25Z")
yeah i like your redhat one, i asked someone to port over the same neat conftest stuff etc. ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/7 "2009-09-11T01:48:00Z")
Great, I’ll give that a shot. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@iberci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iberci)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-time-to-time-we-cant-reload-the-nginx-service-and-get-this-error-var-run-nginx-pid-no-su/175310/8 "2013-09-25T14:30:27Z")
Pls help I have the problem, how to do? Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: from time to time we can't reload the nginx service and get this error......](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,6380,243049#msg-243049)** > > Reloading nginx daemon configuration...cat: /var/run/nginx.pid: No such file or directory kill: usage: kill \[-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec\] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l \[sigspec\] can't reload. Any idea why? I can't stop it or restart it,