ubuntu lighttpd /etc/init.d/lighttpd

lighttpd

#! /bin/sh
set -e

LIGHTY=/usr/local/sbin/lighttpd
LIGHTYCONFIG=/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

test -x $LIGHTY || exit 10
test -e $LIGHTYCONFIG || exit 11

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
  start)
        log_begin_msg "Starting lighttpd..."
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid --exec $LIGHTY -- -f $LIGHTYCONFIG || log_end_msg 1
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;
  stop)
        log_begin_msg "Stopping lighttpd..."
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid || log_end_msg 1
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;

  reload|force-reload)
        log_begin_msg "Reloading lighttpd..."
        start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --oknodo --pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid --exec $LIGHTY -- -f $LIGHTYCONFIG || log_end_msg 1
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;

  restart)
        log_begin_msg "Restarting lighttpd..."
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry 30 --pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid --exec $LIGHTY -- -f $LIGHTYCONFIG || log_end_msg 1
        log_end_msg 0
        ;;

  *)
        log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/lighttpd {start|stop|reload|force-reload|restart}"
        exit 1
esac

exit 0

This script fails to create pid file when process starts. Even on calling stop using this, the ps still shows the lighttpd process running.