When running libvirtd, 'service dnsmasq status' returns a PID, even though the process is not running in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Issue

  • When running libvirtd, 'service dnsmasq status' returns a PID even though the process isn't running on the system in a typical fashion

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise 6.4
  • Kernel: 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.x86_64
  • libvirt: libvirt-0.10.2-18.el6_4.9.x86_64
  • dnsmasq: dnsmasq-2.48-13.el6.x86_64

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