'service MailScanner stop' doesn't stop MailScanner the 1st time

[Nerijus Baliunas]

Hello,

I noticed this on 2 machines (RH 7.2 and 7.3):

# ps axw|grep -i mail
22138 ?        S      0:06 sendmail: accepting connections
22143 ?        S      0:01 /usr/sbin/sendmail -q15m
22153 ?        S      0:01 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
15702 ?        S      0:01 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
15963 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
# service MailScanner stop
Shutting down MailScanner daemons:
         MailScanner:                                      [  OK  ]
         incoming sendmail:                                [  OK  ]
         outgoing sendmail:                                [  OK  ]
# ps axw|grep -i mail
22153 ?        D      0:01 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
15702 ?        D      0:01 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
15963 ?        D      0:00 /usr/bin/perl -I/usr/lib/MailScanner /usr/sbin/MailScanner /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
# service MailScanner stop
Shutting down MailScanner daemons:
         MailScanner:                                      [  OK  ]
         incoming sendmail:                                [FAILED]
         outgoing sendmail:                                [FAILED]
# ps axw|grep -i mail


Only the 2nd 'service MailScanner stop' killed MailScanner processes. Why?
Had I to wait a little more time (the processes were in D state)?

Regards,
Nerijus