Service loops itself after installation, PlayFramework 2.4, debian package, ubuntu 14.04

[jCalamari]

I am trying to install debian package created by running sbt debian:packageBin with following command sudo dpkg -i package.deb, see output:

Selecting previously unselected package app.
(Reading database ... 303619 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack app_0.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking app (0.1) ...
Setting up app (0.1) ...
Creating system group: app
Creating system user: app in app with app user-daemon and shell /bin/false
app start/running, process 26681
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...

However service loops itself after successful installation, see syslog:

Jun  8 14:52:17 pedeb kernel: [23923.999444] init: app main process (29554) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:17 pedeb kernel: [23923.999450] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:17 pedeb kernel: [23924.333523] init: app main process (29628) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:17 pedeb kernel: [23924.333528] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:18 pedeb kernel: [23924.668559] init: app main process (29702) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:18 pedeb kernel: [23924.668565] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:18 pedeb kernel: [23925.009649] init: app main process (29776) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:18 pedeb kernel: [23925.009656] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:18 pedeb kernel: [23925.369446] init: app main process (29851) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:18 pedeb kernel: [23925.369452] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:19 pedeb kernel: [23925.718987] init: app main process (29926) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:19 pedeb kernel: [23925.718993] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:19 pedeb kernel: [23926.071162] init: app main process (30003) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:19 pedeb kernel: [23926.071168] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:20 pedeb kernel: [23926.406100] init: app main process (30078) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:20 pedeb kernel: [23926.406107] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:20 pedeb kernel: [23926.742082] init: app main process (30152) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:20 pedeb kernel: [23926.742088] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:20 pedeb kernel: [23927.109820] init: app main process (30226) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:20 pedeb kernel: [23927.109826] init: app main process ended, respawning
Jun  8 14:52:21 pedeb kernel: [23927.455432] init: app main process (30300) terminated with status 255
Jun  8 14:52:21 pedeb kernel: [23927.455439] init: app main process ended, respawning

build.sbt:

maintainer := "..."
packageSummary := "..."
packageDescription := "..."

I think it could be permission issue, /usr/share/app/ is created by root, however /etc/init/app.conf runs the service with app user.

[knshiro]

It is certainly that you need to add an dist/conf/application.ini with

-Dpidfile.path=/var/run/app/play.pid

If you look at https://github.com/sbt/sbt-native-packager/blob/master/src/sphinx/topics/play.rst you should be able to write -Dpidfile.path=/var/run/${{app_name}}/play.pid instead but it actually doesn't replace the variable so you have to hardcode it (cf #599).

[jCalamari]

@knshiro Worked like a charm. Thanks.