--- loncom/init.d/loncontrol	2007/04/03 00:47:28	1.29
+++ loncom/init.d/loncontrol	2007/05/31 05:20:06	1.30
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 #
-# $Id: loncontrol,v 1.29 2007/04/03 00:47:28 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncontrol,v 1.30 2007/05/31 05:20:06 albertel Exp $
 #
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ sub stop_daemon {
     print("\n");
 }
 
+sub clean_sockets {
+    opendir(SOCKETS,"/home/httpd/sockets/");
+    while (my $fname=readdir(SOCKETS)) {
+	next if (-d $fname
+		 || $fname=~/(mysqlsock|maximasock|\Q$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}\E)/);
+	unlink("/home/httpd/sockets/$fname");
+    }
+}
 
 if ($command eq "restart") {
     print 'Restarting LON-CAPA'."\n";
@@ -178,6 +186,7 @@ if ($command eq "restart") {
 	&stop_daemon($daemon,$killallname);
     }
     &firewall_close_port();
+    &clean_sockets();
 } elsif ($command eq "start") {
     &firewall_open_port();
     print 'Starting LON-CAPA'."\n";