in reply to IPC::Open3::Simple closes database connection on error.
After looking over the code, IPC::Open3::Simple doesn't do any forking, but it uses IPC::Open3 which does. So you are probably right about the cause.
I would definitely check for existance, readability, and execute bits before running it. I would also just run your ping, and if it fails reconnect to the database. That should cover all possibilities.
Frank Wiles <frank@revsys.com>
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