psadwatchd.pid does not exist for psadwatchd

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Hi, I'm unable to make psad start even though I set the required iptables rules.

Here's the output (Ubuntu 16.04):

root@srv01:~# psad -R
[-] psad: pid file /var/run/psad/psadwatchd.pid does not exist for psadwatchd on srv01.…
[+] Stopping psad, pid: 8753
[+] Restarting psad daemons on srv01.ratis.ci
Possible precedence issue with control flow operator at /usr/sbin/fwcheck_psad line 193.

root@srv01:~# psad -H
[-] psadwatchd daemon not running.
[+] HUP signal sent to psad (pid: 8868)
root@srv01:~# Possible precedence issue with control flow operator at /usr/sbin/fwcheck_psad line 193.