On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 2:48 PM, João Miguel <jmcf...@openmailbox.org> wrote:
> Hello, > > I am not using Gentoo, but if I ask this on the Arch Linux mailing lists > I may get flamed, get no response, or both. I'm using OpenRC version > 0.16.4, along with the audit init script from Gentoo (I'm attaching it > anyway for future reference). Note: I added the depend() function > (trying various dependencies) hoping it would have an effect on the > service being started at the specified runlevel (it didn't). > > Here's my problem: > # ls /etc/runlevels/default/auditd > /etc/runlevels/default/auditd > # rc-service auditd start ; echo $? > auditd | * Starting auditd ... > auditd | * start-stop-daemon: fopen `/var/run/auditd.pid': No > such file or directory > auditd | * Detaching to start `/sbin/auditd' ... > > [ ok ] > auditd | * Loading audit rules from /etc/audit/audit.rules > 0 > # rc-status -s | grep audit ; echo $? > 1 > > I have no idea of why it complains that file does not exist when running > /sbin/auditd manually creates it right away. auditd works normally when > started with the init script, but although I did 'rc-update add auditd > default', it simply does not start when that runlevel is reached. dhcpcd > and a few other services complain of the pid file not existing too and > start at their runlevels. I think the warning is unrelated, openrc is > likely checking for the PID files' existance too soon. > > Also, I'm using rc_parallel="YES", but have tried with "NO" and get the > same result (i.e. no evidence of auditd even existing). > > I don't get it, I've created my own init script for other services, and > those show up on rc-status, if I add them to some runlevel, no matter > whether they fail, throw warnings, or start normally, they appear both > at boot and I can check later in /var/log/rc.log. The only abnormal > service is auditd. What is going on? Did I do something wrong? > > Thank you in advance, > João Miguel > Try running 'strace' on ' rc-service auditd start'. See if that helps pin down the problem.
