Well, there is, adding -f option by default means it will always run in foreground, regardless of whether -X is used or not
On Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 15:58, Michael Stapelberg <stapelb...@debian.org> wrote: > > The -X option is special in that it changes the way freeradius starts up. > > It’s expected that if your actions break the contract with the init system > (in this case by specifying -X), you’re responsible to rectify that. > > If there was a simple way to make the package work in any/all cases, it’d be > up for it, but I’m not aware of one. Hence my question for what your > suggestion is — I just don’t see a way out of this situation. > > My personal recommendation is to not use /etc/default, but rather systemctl > edit to do any overrides, but that’s not Debian’s official line. > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:37 PM Mariusz Gronczewski <xani...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> In our case it was enough to add dropin changing execstart to include >> -f and type to simple: >> >> ExecStart=/usr/sbin/freeradius -f $FREERADIUS_OPTIONS >> Type=simple >> >> What do you mean by "it is expected" ? Currently enabling debug (by >> setting FREERADIUS_OPTIONS="-X") cause it to enter restart loop, >> surely that isn't an expected behaviour ? >> >> On Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 13:52, Michael Stapelberg <stapelb...@debian.org> >> wrote: >> > >> > Yes, this is expected. What change are you suggesting? >> > >> > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 1:45 PM Mariusz Gronczewski <xani...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Package: freeradius >> >> Version: 3.0.12+dfsg-5+deb9u1 >> >> Severity: normal >> >> >> >> Currently the type of systemd service is forking. >> >> >> >> Adding debug to cmdline causes freeradius to run in foreground (and dump >> >> debug >> >> to stdout), which means systemd timeouts on starting service because it >> >> assumes >> >> it will fork. >> >> >> >> Changing type to simple, and adding -f (run in foreground) option in unit >> >> file >> >> fixes that >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mariusz Gronczewski (XANi) <xani...@gmail.com> >> >> GnuPG: 0xEA8ACE64 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pkg-freeradius-maintainers mailing list >> >> pkg-freeradius-maintain...@alioth-lists.debian.net >> >> https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-freeradius-maintainers >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Best regards, >> > Michael >> >> >> >> -- >> Mariusz Gronczewski (XANi) <xani...@gmail.com> >> GnuPG: 0xEA8ACE64 > > > > -- > Best regards, > Michael -- Mariusz Gronczewski (XANi) <xani...@gmail.com> GnuPG: 0xEA8ACE64
