howto send signal to a OS daemon on linux

[bheemesh v]

Hello,

Greetings.

I am a newbie to python programming.
Can anybody please help me with options to send a user defined signal to a
OS daemon (example a daemon snmpd).

I tried finding options to get pid of a daemon (process) by passing it's
name.
Once a pid is available thenwe can use os.kill(signal_type, signalhandler);

But how to get pid of a process by passing it's name and then how to send
signal whichis userdefind.

Kindly let me know.
Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Bheemesh
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