Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-19 Thread Miles Fidelman
Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Ma, 18 nov 14, 23:12:48, Miles Fidelman wrote: I still don't think I'm seeing your point. Mail servers, and servers in general need to be initialized, usually rely on the o/s init system, and generally come packaged with a collection of init and utility scripts. To dat

[OT] "xy?" [was: Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]]

2014-11-19 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: On 19/11/14 15:12, Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 23:14, Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 15:06, Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: I left out sendmail, but I just che

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-19 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 18 nov 14, 23:12:48, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > I still don't think I'm seeing your point. Mail servers, and servers in > general need to be initialized, usually rely on the o/s init system, and > generally come packaged with a collection of init and utility scripts. To > date, every singl

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le mardi, 18 novembre 2014, 22.10:22 Miles Fidelman a écrit : > Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > > Let's take the inverse view: which of these use the upstream > > sysvinit scripts directly ? The answer, as demonstrated below, is: > > none. > > Out of curiosity, how are you comparing these to the ini

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 19/11/14 15:12, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 18/11/14 23:14, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 15:06, Miles Fidelman wrote: >> > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> I left out sendmail, but I ju

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 23:14, Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 15:06, Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: I left out sendmail, but I just checked, and guess what, no systemd service file in upstream). xy?

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: Le dimanche, 16 novembre 2014, 11.50:25 Miles Fidelman a écrit : Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major applications I rely on actually come with native systemd service scripts. L

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 18/11/14 23:14, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 18/11/14 15:06, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: > I left out sendmail, but I just checked, and guess > what, no systemd service file in upstream). xy?

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Eduard Bloch
Hallo, * Miles Fidelman [Sun, Nov 16 2014, 02:41:14PM]: > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >On Du, 16 nov 14, 11:50:25, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >>So... with systemd, one has to: > >>- rely on packagers to generate systemd service files, and/or, > >>- rely on systemd's support for sysvinit scripts, which > >

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le dimanche, 16 novembre 2014, 11.50:25 Miles Fidelman a écrit : > Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it > occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major > applications I rely on actually come with native systemd service > scripts. Let's take the inverse v

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread iain
Show us where Debian is using the file shipped by upstream. dpkg -l | grep xymon ii xymon-client 4.3.17-4 amd64client for the Xymon network monitor 17:25:35 weezer:~/src/xymon-4.3.17$ diff /etc/init.d/xymon-client debian/xymon-

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 18.11.2014 um 10:07 schrieb Ludovic Meyer : > > Show us where Debian is using the file shipped by upstream. Maybe drbd? > > Then, tell me, is Debian wrong to not use them, or > are the script shipped upstream deficient ? > > In fact, you show "they are shipping initscript", > but tell m

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ludovic Meyer wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 08:54:16PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ludovic Meyer wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 06:34:47PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ludovic Meyer wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:56:20PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Given all the talk about not being ab

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 15:06, Miles Fidelman wrote: Please don't top post - it's not hard to move the mouse. Scott Ferguson wrote: On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: I left out sendmail, but I just checked, and guess what, no systemd service file in upstream). xy? Ummm...

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Ludovic Meyer
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 08:54:16PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Ludovic Meyer wrote: > >On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 06:34:47PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >>Ludovic Meyer wrote: > >>>On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:56:20PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >Given all the talk about not being able to i

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-18 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 18/11/14 15:06, Miles Fidelman wrote: Please don't top post - it's not hard to move the mouse. > > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> I left out sendmail, but I just checked, and guess >>> what, no systemd service file in upstream). >> xy? > Ummm those

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ummm those are NOT systemd scripts shipped by the upstream sendmail developers. They ship sysvinit scripts, period. Which is my point. Major upstream application developers do not seem to be jumping on systemd. If anything, what I'm seeing are "oh sh&t, I guess we should develop systemd

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 18/11/14 12:54, Miles Fidelman wrote: > I left out sendmail, but I just checked, and > guess what, no systemd service file in upstream). xy? Did you try Google? https://www.google.com/search?q=systemd+%2B%22sendmail.service%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&&channel=sb > > What do they know? > >

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ludovic Meyer wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 06:34:47PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ludovic Meyer wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:56:20PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the maj

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Ludovic Meyer
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 06:34:47PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Ludovic Meyer wrote: > >On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:56:20PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >>>Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it > >>>occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major > >>>app

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ludovic Meyer wrote: On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:56:20PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major applications I rely on actually come with native systemd service scripts. I just wen

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Ludovic Meyer
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 02:56:20PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it > >occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major > >applications I rely on actually come with native systemd service > >scripts. I just went through th

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Miles Fidelman
Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major applications I rely on actually come with native systemd service scripts. I just went through the documentation, and in some cases, the source trees, for the following:

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 17 nov 14, 07:29:00, Marty wrote: > On 11/17/2014 01:13 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >On Du, 16 nov 14, 13:22:54, Marty wrote: > >>On 11/16/2014 11:50 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > >> > >>>In the later case, one just has to read: > >>>http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Incompatibi

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-17 Thread Marty
On 11/17/2014 01:13 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 16 nov 14, 13:22:54, Marty wrote: On 11/16/2014 11:50 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: >In the later case, one just has to read: >http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Incompatibilities/ >to get very, very scared Each one a bug as per De

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 16 nov 14, 13:22:54, Marty wrote: > On 11/16/2014 11:50 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > >In the later case, one just has to read: > >http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Incompatibilities/ > >to get very, very scared > > Each one a bug as per Debian policy (sysvinit support). Loo

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-16 Thread Miles Fidelman
Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 16 nov 14, 11:50:25, Miles Fidelman wrote: So... with systemd, one has to: - rely on packagers to generate systemd service files, and/or, - rely on systemd's support for sysvinit scripts, which In the later case, one just has to read: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-16 Thread Laurent Bigonville
Le Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:50:25 -0500, Miles Fidelman a écrit : [...] > So... with systemd, one has to: > - rely on packagers to generate systemd service files, and/or, > - rely on systemd's support for sysvinit scripts, which > > In the later case, one just has to read: > http://www.freedesktop.or

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-16 Thread Marty
On 11/16/2014 11:50 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: In the later case, one just has to read: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Incompatibilities/ to get very, very scared Each one a bug as per Debian policy (sysvinit support). Looks like we have our work cut out for us. Among the

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 16 nov 14, 11:50:25, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > So... with systemd, one has to: > - rely on packagers to generate systemd service files, and/or, > - rely on systemd's support for sysvinit scripts, which > > In the later case, one just has to read: > http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/

Re: init scripts [was: If Not Systemd, then What?]

2014-11-16 Thread Ludovic Meyer
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:50:25AM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Given all the talk about not being able to influence upstream, it > occurred to me to actually take a look at which of the major > applications I rely on actually come with native systemd service > scripts. > > I just went through t

Re: Init scripts

2007-04-20 Thread Joey Hess
Amy Templeton wrote: > I have a (hopefully) quick question...is it possible to > create a runlevel nearly identical to the default runlevel > (this is 2, correct? Also, do 3-5 have different > characteristics?) or else use one of the other runlevels in > order to start different programs at boot? I

Re: Init scripts

2007-04-20 Thread Andrew J. Barr
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Amy Templeton wrote: > Also, on the topic of the Internet, is there any daemon-type > program I could run which would watch for my unplugging the > computer from the network and then maybe poll for a wireless > connection if there's one around? I mean,

Re: init scripts

2005-10-10 Thread soo2debian
Wiadomość Oryginalna Od: "L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Do: debian-user Data: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:29:30 +0530 Temat: init scripts > 1) In /etc/inittab run level is 2. In etc/rc2.d/ there is no > discover/hotplug link. But discover and hotplug are run. How is it possible? > 2) I get i

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread MillTek
Thomas Hood wrote: Thomas Adam wrote: 1. As far as bootlogd is concerned, do the following: # apt-get install bootlogd No such package. bootlogd is actually included in the sysvinit package. You turn it on by setting BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes in /etc/default/bootlogd. As for syslog this is aut

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Silvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 01 July 2004 01:00 pm, MillTek wrote: > > > I tried apt-cache search 'various-versions-of-bootlogd' and had no > luck > > either?? > > It's not there in Sid. You're not crazy. It's part of the packages: initscripts sysvinit -- Thomas Adam

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread Silvan
On Thursday 01 July 2004 01:00 pm, MillTek wrote: > I tried apt-cache search 'various-versions-of-bootlogd' and had no luck > either?? It's not there in Sid. You're not crazy. > Also, I'd still like the name of one of the standard scripts that I can > change to have it do stuff. Maybe one of t

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread Thomas Hood
Thomas Adam wrote: > 1. As far as bootlogd is concerned, do the following: > # apt-get install bootlogd No such package. bootlogd is actually included in the sysvinit package. You turn it on by setting BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes in /etc/default/bootlogd. > As for syslog this is automatically started up

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread MillTek
Thomas Adam wrote: --- MillTek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: HI, There are several things I'd like to do at boot time, includingstart bootlogd and syslog. I've been told to set up an 'init script' etc. Where do you do this? Is there a specific script that is always accessed and if so which on

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread MillTek
Thomas Adam wrote: --- MillTek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: HI, There are several things I'd like to do at boot time, includingstart bootlogd and syslog. I've been told to set up an 'init script' etc. Where do you do this? Is there a specific script that is always accessed and if so which on

Re: init scripts?

2004-07-01 Thread Thomas Adam
--- MillTek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI, > There are several things I'd like to do at boot time, includingstart > bootlogd and syslog. I've been told to set up an 'init script' etc. > Where do you do this? Is there a specific script that is always > accessed and if so which one? I answer

Re: init scripts etc.

2004-06-30 Thread Thomas Adam
--- MillTek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > H, > Can someone please tell me the name and location of an Init script that > I can use to run a sctript of my own? If I write a script that is If you mean writing your own initscript, a template (as documented in the manpage) is available: /etc/init.

Re: init scripts etc.

2004-06-30 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 02:18:11PM -0400, MillTek wrote: > H, > Can someone please tell me the name and location of an Init script that > I can use to run a sctript of my own? If I write a script that is > executed by one of the 'official' scripts, do I have to do anything > special to return c

Re: init scripts management

2003-01-21 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 12:11:30PM +0100, Francois Chenais wrote: > Hello, > > Is there any "standard method" under debian to add/remove shell @ >boot/shutdown time in /etc/rc.* directories ? > > Like chk-config under R.H. in fact. > > Thanks a lot. > > François man

Re: init scripts management

2003-01-20 Thread Bob Proulx
Francois Chenais wrote: > > Is there any "standard method" under debian to add/remove > shell @ boot/shutdown time in /etc/rc.* directories ? > > Like chk-config under R.H. in fact. As another poster mentioned update-rc.d is related to this. But I have to ask, what package do you wa

Re: init scripts management

2003-01-20 Thread Francois Chenais
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:38:23 +, Gee Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Hi, | | update-rc.d might help. | Thanks you François | Gee. | | On 2003.01.20 11:11 Francois Chenais wrote: | > Hello, | > | > Is there any "standard method" under debian to add/remove

Re: init scripts management

2003-01-20 Thread Gee Law
Hi, update-rc.d might help. Gee. On 2003.01.20 11:11 Francois Chenais wrote: Hello, Is there any "standard method" under debian to add/remove shell @ boot/shutdown time in /etc/rc.* directories ? Like chk-config under R.H. in fact. Thanks a lot. François -- Gee Law gee(at)dizzyduck(d

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread dman
On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 07:03:16PM -0500, Timothy C. Fanelli wrote: | Anyone out there have experience with GNU/Hurd? No spare hardware to play :-(. Try the hurd list. -D -- In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place f

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread Timothy C. Fanelli
Excellent - thank you much... I'm gunna try those kernel opts now, and hopefully that'll fix my problem and I won't need dhcpcd anymore -- Just for the record, dhclient would execute without errors, but would not remain resident - although I never checked the log. Anyone out there have experience

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread Brian Nelson
"Timothy C. Fanelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > D -- > > dhclient worked great for me too until I upgraded the kernel to a custom > 2.4.17... I'm wondering if maybe it's got something to do with that I > compile the network device driver into the kernel instead of as a module > like it is in t

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread dman
On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 03:33:56PM -0500, Timothy C. Fanelli wrote: | D -- | | dhclient worked great for me too until I upgraded the kernel to a custom | 2.4.17... I'm wondering if maybe it's got something to do with that I | compile the network device driver into the kernel instead of as a module

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread Timothy C. Fanelli
D -- dhclient worked great for me too until I upgraded the kernel to a custom 2.4.17... I'm wondering if maybe it's got something to do with that I compile the network device driver into the kernel instead of as a module like it is in the 2.2.20 kernel? So how do I tell ifup/ifdown to use dhcpcd

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:49:22 -0500 (EST) "Timothy C. Fanelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey All -- > > Ok, so I'm a debian-newbie... switching over on my laptop from Slackware, > mainly because I want to start playing with the GNU/Hurd and I needed a > cross compiler. I've been interested in l

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 02:49:22PM -0500, Timothy C. Fanelli wrote: > Can anyone either point me in the direction of, or send and explanation > of, the init scripts and what they do? Start with /etc/init.d/README and "man init". There are further pointers in those docs. To find out which script

Re: Init scripts

2002-01-19 Thread dman
On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 02:49:22PM -0500, Timothy C. Fanelli wrote: | Hey All -- | | Ok, so I'm a debian-newbie... switching over on my laptop from Slackware, | mainly because I want to start playing with the GNU/Hurd and I needed a | cross compiler. I've been interested in learning Debian for a w

Re: init scripts

2001-01-02 Thread David B . Harris
To quote kmself@ix.netcom.com, # Netiquette cop. # # I tend to consider a CC: request appropriate. It'd the "please reply # off list" that I'll comment on. Strangers mailing me *directly* # off-list with questions or followups get their knees bashed in . You'll have to forgive me, then ;) Some

Re: init scripts

2001-01-02 Thread kmself
on Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 12:27:07AM +, Miquel van Smoorenburg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > P.S. Please CC: me as I am not currently subscribed > > to debian-user > > Hmm, posting to a mailinglist without actually being subs

Re: init scripts

2001-01-01 Thread Tibor D.
Rob wrote: Hello, Occasionally I install a Debian package that I do not want to start everytime I boot. In this situation, I usually use update-rc.d and either stick the init script into a specific runlevel or just remove it from all runlevels. This works fine, however, when I do an upgrade

Re: init scripts

2001-01-01 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Occasionally I install a Debian package that I >do not want to start everytime I boot. In this >situation, I usually use update-rc.d and either >stick the init script into a specific runlevel >or just remove it from all runlevels. >

[mluca@canada.com: Re: init scripts]

2001-01-01 Thread Rob
ROTECTED]> - Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 15:57:58 -0800 From: Mircea Luca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.0-prerelease i586) X-Accept-Language: en To: Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: init scripts Rob wrote: >

Re: init scripts

2001-01-01 Thread Mircea Luca
Rob wrote: > > Hello, > > Occasionally I install a Debian package that I > do not want to start everytime I boot. In this > situation, I usually use update-rc.d and either > stick the init script into a specific runlevel > or just remove it from all runlevels. > > This works fine, however, when

Re: init scripts using ipchains..?

1998-06-03 Thread Michael \[badpixel / bad sector\]
> netbase 3.09-1 (in hamm) includes ipchains, including all documentation > (and /etc/init.d/netbase has a spoof protection setup) oki doki .. i guess i missed that.. but what about ipmasq? i guess im not smart enugh ;) i need to masq packets from eth0 (192.168.0.x) to ppp0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: init scripts using ipchains..?

1998-06-02 Thread Scott Ellis
On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Michael [badpixel / bad sector] wrote: > hi! > > does anyone have network init scripts, that uses ipchains for ip spoofing > protection etc.? > > i would also like to see how ip_masq i done using ipchains! :) netbase 3.09-1 (in hamm) includes ipchains, including all document