inittab respawn and rc.local
At the moment I have a daemon starting at boot using rc.local by the following line.
su -l user -c '/dir/daemon'
but I would like to start this process as a service with respawn. I found out that it should be added to /etc/inittab with something like
daemon:run-level:respawn:script-to-daemon
- which run level should I use?
- how do I have it executed as
user? - if I'm using
inittabshould I remove the line inrc.local
- is there something like forever that'll do this for me
bash init-script daemon init
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
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At the moment I have a daemon starting at boot using rc.local by the following line.
su -l user -c '/dir/daemon'
but I would like to start this process as a service with respawn. I found out that it should be added to /etc/inittab with something like
daemon:run-level:respawn:script-to-daemon
- which run level should I use?
- how do I have it executed as
user? - if I'm using
inittabshould I remove the line inrc.local
- is there something like forever that'll do this for me
bash init-script daemon init
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
263
add a comment |
At the moment I have a daemon starting at boot using rc.local by the following line.
su -l user -c '/dir/daemon'
but I would like to start this process as a service with respawn. I found out that it should be added to /etc/inittab with something like
daemon:run-level:respawn:script-to-daemon
- which run level should I use?
- how do I have it executed as
user? - if I'm using
inittabshould I remove the line inrc.local
- is there something like forever that'll do this for me
bash init-script daemon init
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
263
At the moment I have a daemon starting at boot using rc.local by the following line.
su -l user -c '/dir/daemon'
but I would like to start this process as a service with respawn. I found out that it should be added to /etc/inittab with something like
daemon:run-level:respawn:script-to-daemon
- which run level should I use?
- how do I have it executed as
user? - if I'm using
inittabshould I remove the line inrc.local
- is there something like forever that'll do this for me
bash init-script daemon init
bash init-script daemon init
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
263
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
263
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
263
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
263
asked Jun 22 '15 at 22:53
Kuravi HKuravi H
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263
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Forget about /etc/inittab.
If you have Ubuntu with upstart, or one of the systemd operating systems, then your system completely ignores /etc/inittab and it is a complete irrelevance.
- Scott James Remnant and James Hunt.
inittab(5). Ubuntu version 12 manual pages. - https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196197/5132
Forget about runlevels.
They exist in systemd operating systems, but only as compatibility shims. The systemd documentation states that the concept is "obsolete". If you're starting with this on a systemd operating system, don't start there.
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196014/5132
Forget about forever.
If you have a service manager, be it runit, systemd, perp, nosh, upstart, s6, or daemontools-encore, then it's already doing what you think you need forever for.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/625378/43344
Take your stuff out of rc.local.
On an upstart or systemd system it's really as much of a compatibility shim as runlevels are.
Put your stuff into an upstart job or a systemd service unit.
The latter would look something like
[Unit]
Description=Start the wibble daemon
[Service]
User=wibble-d
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wibbled
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- https://askubuntu.com/a/613785/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/623085/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/626858/43344
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
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Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
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Forget about /etc/inittab.
If you have Ubuntu with upstart, or one of the systemd operating systems, then your system completely ignores /etc/inittab and it is a complete irrelevance.
- Scott James Remnant and James Hunt.
inittab(5). Ubuntu version 12 manual pages. - https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196197/5132
Forget about runlevels.
They exist in systemd operating systems, but only as compatibility shims. The systemd documentation states that the concept is "obsolete". If you're starting with this on a systemd operating system, don't start there.
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196014/5132
Forget about forever.
If you have a service manager, be it runit, systemd, perp, nosh, upstart, s6, or daemontools-encore, then it's already doing what you think you need forever for.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/625378/43344
Take your stuff out of rc.local.
On an upstart or systemd system it's really as much of a compatibility shim as runlevels are.
Put your stuff into an upstart job or a systemd service unit.
The latter would look something like
[Unit]
Description=Start the wibble daemon
[Service]
User=wibble-d
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wibbled
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- https://askubuntu.com/a/613785/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/623085/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/626858/43344
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
JdeBPJdeBP
33.6k469158
Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
add a comment |
Forget about /etc/inittab.
If you have Ubuntu with upstart, or one of the systemd operating systems, then your system completely ignores /etc/inittab and it is a complete irrelevance.
- Scott James Remnant and James Hunt.
inittab(5). Ubuntu version 12 manual pages. - https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196197/5132
Forget about runlevels.
They exist in systemd operating systems, but only as compatibility shims. The systemd documentation states that the concept is "obsolete". If you're starting with this on a systemd operating system, don't start there.
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196014/5132
Forget about forever.
If you have a service manager, be it runit, systemd, perp, nosh, upstart, s6, or daemontools-encore, then it's already doing what you think you need forever for.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/625378/43344
Take your stuff out of rc.local.
On an upstart or systemd system it's really as much of a compatibility shim as runlevels are.
Put your stuff into an upstart job or a systemd service unit.
The latter would look something like
[Unit]
Description=Start the wibble daemon
[Service]
User=wibble-d
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wibbled
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- https://askubuntu.com/a/613785/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/623085/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/626858/43344
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
JdeBPJdeBP
33.6k469158
Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
add a comment |
Forget about /etc/inittab.
If you have Ubuntu with upstart, or one of the systemd operating systems, then your system completely ignores /etc/inittab and it is a complete irrelevance.
- Scott James Remnant and James Hunt.
inittab(5). Ubuntu version 12 manual pages. - https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196197/5132
Forget about runlevels.
They exist in systemd operating systems, but only as compatibility shims. The systemd documentation states that the concept is "obsolete". If you're starting with this on a systemd operating system, don't start there.
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196014/5132
Forget about forever.
If you have a service manager, be it runit, systemd, perp, nosh, upstart, s6, or daemontools-encore, then it's already doing what you think you need forever for.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/625378/43344
Take your stuff out of rc.local.
On an upstart or systemd system it's really as much of a compatibility shim as runlevels are.
Put your stuff into an upstart job or a systemd service unit.
The latter would look something like
[Unit]
Description=Start the wibble daemon
[Service]
User=wibble-d
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wibbled
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- https://askubuntu.com/a/613785/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/623085/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/626858/43344
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
JdeBPJdeBP
33.6k469158
Forget about /etc/inittab.
If you have Ubuntu with upstart, or one of the systemd operating systems, then your system completely ignores /etc/inittab and it is a complete irrelevance.
- Scott James Remnant and James Hunt.
inittab(5). Ubuntu version 12 manual pages. - https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196197/5132
Forget about runlevels.
They exist in systemd operating systems, but only as compatibility shims. The systemd documentation states that the concept is "obsolete". If you're starting with this on a systemd operating system, don't start there.
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/196014/5132
Forget about forever.
If you have a service manager, be it runit, systemd, perp, nosh, upstart, s6, or daemontools-encore, then it's already doing what you think you need forever for.
- https://askubuntu.com/a/625378/43344
Take your stuff out of rc.local.
On an upstart or systemd system it's really as much of a compatibility shim as runlevels are.
Put your stuff into an upstart job or a systemd service unit.
The latter would look something like
[Unit]
Description=Start the wibble daemon
[Service]
User=wibble-d
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wibbled
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- https://askubuntu.com/a/613785/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/623085/43344
- https://askubuntu.com/a/626858/43344
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
JdeBPJdeBP
33.6k469158
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Community♦
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
JdeBPJdeBP
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answered Jun 24 '15 at 19:34
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33.6k469158
33.6k469158
Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
add a comment |
Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
Thanks, but systemd or upstart is not an option, the system in question is running lenny, and updating is a huge pain (its a vortex86 processor and the manufacturer provided patched kernel recommends debian 5) instead of going in to a partial upgrade, I'd rather figure out how to use inittab.
– Kuravi H
Jun 26 '15 at 2:38
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