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[Devil-Linux-discuss] Request additions to DL packages

[Dom <dl...@ed...>]

Could I request the following additions to the DL 1.3 software packages, 
which would help me (and I hope others):
- filters for lprng, especially ifhp - from 
ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng/FILTERS/ (unless they are already 
somewhere on the DL distribution iso, I can't find them!). I have lprng 
working well. I assume these filters are available on GPL, like lprng.
- rdiff-backup (on GPL) - see 
http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/index.html. 'rdiff-backup backs up 
one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory 
ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are 
stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can 
still recover files lost some time ago.'

Thanks very much!

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and9/10/08 development version

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

I tested creating the setting and pointing to /var/spool/postfix and it
is running fine. 


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Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and9/10/08
development version

Quoting "Bruce Smith" <bw...@re...>:

> Is the problem with the regular /var filesystem, or in the chroot jail
> creation?   Or both?

Good point, I'd think we would have to do it in both.
It's probably best changing the setting in the main.cf and pointing it
to /var/spool/postfix .

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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and 9/10/08 development version

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Quoting "Bruce Smith" <bw...@re...>:

> Is the problem with the regular /var filesystem, or in the chroot jail
> creation?   Or both?

Good point, I'd think we would have to do it in both.
It's probably best changing the setting in the main.cf and pointing it  
to /var/spool/postfix .

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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and9/10/08 development version

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

2) there's a postfix data_dir (or something like that) setting we could
point to /var/spool/postfix, which may be mounted on a disk.

The data_dir = /var/spool/postfix works in my system (which has a hard
drive for the spool but I don't see a problem with a lock being lost
through a reboot). Doing a cursory check on the net it seems that some
TLS session data goes there too. Again probably OK to loose on reboot.
Sorry fo the Outlook reply.

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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and 9/10/08 development version

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

Is the problem with the regular /var filesystem, or in the chroot jail
creation?   Or both?

 - BS


On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 12:25 AM, Serge Leschinsky <fi...@in...> wrote:
> Heiko,
>
> OK, I'll try
>
> --
> Serge
>
>
> Heiko Zuerker wrote:
>> Quoting "Fred Frigerio" <ffr...@lo...>:
>>
>>> I am having a problem with postfix wanting to have a /var/lib/postfix
>>> directory that is missing from the ISO. Postfix keeps a master.lock file
>>> there. That is blocking postfix starting up. Creating the directory with
>>> postfix:root access solves the problem. Maybe on your next build you can
>>> check and add it to the bootcd.iso?
>>
>> I'm out of the country right now (back in Germany for a visit) and
>> can't access my build box.
>>
>> We have 2 options to resolve this:
>> 1) just create the /var/lib/postfix , but I'm not sure what else is
>> being saved there and if it needs to survive a reboot if it's a mail
>> server.
>> 2) there's a postfix data_dir (or something like that) setting we
>> could point to /var/spool/postfix, which may be mounted on a disk.
>>
>> Could one of the guys with CVS write access take care of this please?

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

[Serge L. <fi...@in...>]

Hi,

Fred Frigerio wrote:
> I don't use grub because it never seems to do the install-to-usb
> correctly.
Basically it works. Moreover it works very good. The only problem with
install-to-usb and grub now - it's grsecurity. Hopefully we will be able to
resolve it soon.

> The problems I had are probably there no matter what boot
> loader you use. Adding ttyS0 to securetty probably doesn't matter too
> much to have even if you are not doing a serial console. Getting agetty
> to listen on ttyS0 though is probably a different beast since it will
> give you some errors on the log and at boot up (about it spawning to
> rapidly).
> 
Done. I also added serial console support for syslinux. Please, test it.


> That is all I had to do besides passing the parameters to the kernel on
> bootup (and that is just to get the boot messages on the terminal) and
> adding a serial 0 9600 to the top of the syslinux.cfg when using
> SYSLINUX as the boot loader.
I've added tty0 and ttyS0, the last is /dev/console. Please inform me if I
should change something before committing to cvs. ( error handling is far from
the ideal, I know it :-)  )

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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and 9/10/08 development version

[Serge L. <fi...@in...>]

Heiko,

OK, I'll try

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Heiko Zuerker wrote:
> Quoting "Fred Frigerio" <ffr...@lo...>:
> 
>> I am having a problem with postfix wanting to have a /var/lib/postfix
>> directory that is missing from the ISO. Postfix keeps a master.lock file
>> there. That is blocking postfix starting up. Creating the directory with
>> postfix:root access solves the problem. Maybe on your next build you can
>> check and add it to the bootcd.iso?
> 
> I'm out of the country right now (back in Germany for a visit) and  
> can't access my build box.
> 
> We have 2 options to resolve this:
> 1) just create the /var/lib/postfix , but I'm not sure what else is  
> being saved there and if it needs to survive a reboot if it's a mail  
> server.
> 2) there's a postfix data_dir (or something like that) setting we  
> could point to /var/spool/postfix, which may be mounted on a disk.
> 
> Could one of the guys with CVS write access take care of this please?
> 

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and 9/10/08 development version

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Quoting "Fred Frigerio" <ffr...@lo...>:

> I am having a problem with postfix wanting to have a /var/lib/postfix
> directory that is missing from the ISO. Postfix keeps a master.lock file
> there. That is blocking postfix starting up. Creating the directory with
> postfix:root access solves the problem. Maybe on your next build you can
> check and add it to the bootcd.iso?

I'm out of the country right now (back in Germany for a visit) and  
can't access my build box.

We have 2 options to resolve this:
1) just create the /var/lib/postfix , but I'm not sure what else is  
being saved there and if it needs to survive a reboot if it's a mail  
server.
2) there's a postfix data_dir (or something like that) setting we  
could point to /var/spool/postfix, which may be mounted on a disk.

Could one of the guys with CVS write access take care of this please?

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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Quoting "Bruce Smith" <bw...@re...>:

>>>  Learning vi will save time in the long run for anyone who spends time
>>>  at the *nix shell prompt.
>>
>> OK you convinced me. So I downloaded gvim (for Windows) and added the
>> External Editor extension for Thunderbird and am now writing this
>> with VIM. And trying to keep my hands off the extended keys :-)
>
> Wow, the first time I ever convinced someone!  :-)
>
> Now I need to work on Heiko again ...   ;-)

Well I do use vi, at work, where there's nothing else available... ;-)


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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

>>  Learning vi will save time in the long run for anyone who spends time
>>  at the *nix shell prompt.
>
> OK you convinced me. So I downloaded gvim (for Windows) and added the
> External Editor extension for Thunderbird and am now writing this
> with VIM. And trying to keep my hands off the extended keys :-)

Wow, the first time I ever convinced someone!  :-)

Now I need to work on Heiko again ...   ;-)

 - BS

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Dom <dl...@ed...>]

Bruce Smith wrote:
> >> BTW, "vi" is well worth learning for many reasons.  :-)
> > Thanks. As for vi - don't tempt me! I already spend too much time
> > learning about Devil-Linux... I have used vi a bit of course, but for
> > occasional editing of conf files it seems way too unintuitive. The
> > author of the 'Vi Lovers Home Page' says: 'I use Vim because I simply
> > don't know of a better editor, but, admittedly, I haven't seriously
> > tried anything else.' Er, well... :-)
>
>  Notice I said it's worth learning for "many reasons"?
>
>  It's worth learning for reasons other than being able to use the best
>  editor available, and the fact that vi is available on just about
>  every Unix based system out there (where nano/pico is NOT).
>
>  But the main reason is to improve your general Unix/Linux command line
>  usage.  A long time ago, when I _forced_ myself to learn vi (by using
>  a text based email program and forcing myself to only use VI for
>  composing email), I was amazed after the fact how many other programs
>  use the basic vi keys.
>
>  For example, 'less' and 'more' use the vi keys for scrolling through
>  and searching text files.  There are SO many programs that use the vi
>  keyset!  Bash and many other shells have a "vi mode" for
>  browsing/editing command history, which is much faster and more
>  powerful than using the arrow keys to edit command history.  Hell,
>  many of the gmail web based interface shortcut keys are based on vi!!!
>  (ever wonder why 'j' and 'k' take you to the next/previous message?
>  :)
>
>  And when I say learn vi, I mean learn to use it properly!  Keep your
>  fingers on the home keys of the keyboard.  Do NOT use the special
>  keys, i.e. do NOT use the arrow-keys/PgUP/PgDN/etc. for moving around!
>  Instead, move your cursor properly with the h/j/k/l keys instead of
>  the arrows.  Not only is it much faster and more efficient to leave
>  your fingers on the home keys while typing, but those are the keys
>  that are used by so many other programs, like less/more, gmail,
>  google-reader, etc.
>
>  Learning vi will save time in the long run for anyone who spends time
>  at the *nix shell prompt.

OK you convinced me. So I downloaded gvim (for Windows) and added the
External Editor extension for Thunderbird and am now writing this
with VIM. And trying to keep my hands off the extended keys :-)

Dom

[Devil-Linux-discuss] Problem with postfix and 9/10/08 development version

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

I am having a problem with postfix wanting to have a /var/lib/postfix
directory that is missing from the ISO. Postfix keeps a master.lock file
there. That is blocking postfix starting up. Creating the directory with
postfix:root access solves the problem. Maybe on your next build you can
check and add it to the bootcd.iso?

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

I don't use grub because it never seems to do the install-to-usb
correctly. The problems I had are probably there no matter what boot
loader you use. Adding ttyS0 to securetty probably doesn't matter too
much to have even if you are not doing a serial console. Getting agetty
to listen on ttyS0 though is probably a different beast since it will
give you some errors on the log and at boot up (about it spawning to
rapidly).

That is all I had to do besides passing the parameters to the kernel on
bootup (and that is just to get the boot messages on the terminal) and
adding a serial 0 9600 to the top of the syslinux.cfg when using
SYSLINUX as the boot loader.


Fred Frigerio
Locust USA
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: dev...@li...
[mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf Of
Serge Leschinsky
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:41 PM
To: dev...@li...
Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

Fred Frigerio wrote:
> The problem was that agetty was not spawning on ttyS0 (remove a # from

> inittab). The second problem is that ttyS0 is not in the securetty 
> file so no root longin until it is.
I was trying to do serial console support for grub out-of-the-box.
Probably, I should look into it once again if it's still not working
properly


> 
> Now I am having a problem saving the configuration to a memory stick 
> on /dev/sda1.
> 
> root@cerberus:/etc # save-config -q
> using device /dev/sda1
> Updating file on device...
> Saving current configuration
> chmod: changing permissions of `/var/adm/mount/etc-mods.tar.bz2':
> Operation not
> permitted
> Configuration saved

What file system you use for memory stick? Looks like it's FAT32...
Reformat memory stick (or create additional partition and format only
it) with any FS with  ACL support (ext2/3, jfs, xfs etc) and the error
will disappeared.


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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

[Serge L. <fi...@in...>]

Fred Frigerio wrote:
> The problem was that agetty was not spawning on ttyS0 (remove a # from
> inittab). The second problem is that ttyS0 is not in the securetty file
> so no root longin until it is. 
I was trying to do serial console support for grub out-of-the-box. Probably, I
should look into it once again if it's still not working properly


> 
> Now I am having a problem saving the configuration to a memory stick on
> /dev/sda1.
> 
> root@cerberus:/etc # save-config -q
> using device /dev/sda1
> Updating file on device...
> Saving current configuration
> chmod: changing permissions of `/var/adm/mount/etc-mods.tar.bz2':
> Operation not
> permitted
> Configuration saved

What file system you use for memory stick? Looks like it's FAT32... Reformat
memory stick (or create additional partition and format only it) with any FS
with  ACL support (ext2/3, jfs, xfs etc) and the error will disappeared.


--
Serge

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

The problem was that agetty was not spawning on ttyS0 (remove a # from
inittab). The second problem is that ttyS0 is not in the securetty file
so no root longin until it is. 


Now I am having a problem saving the configuration to a memory stick on
/dev/sda1.

root@cerberus:/etc # save-config -q
using device /dev/sda1
Updating file on device...
Saving current configuration
chmod: changing permissions of `/var/adm/mount/etc-mods.tar.bz2':
Operation not
permitted
Configuration saved

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-----Original Message-----
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John Bridleman
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 4:17 PM
To: dev...@li...
Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

Sweet! Works great. Thank you for looking at this so quickly and thank
you Bruce for building it last night!


On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Serge Leschinsky <fi...@in...>
wrote:


	Hi John,
	
	I've checked in the code for correct (I hope) ata/sata/scsi
hardware detection.
	It should help with DL booting in your case. Please sync from
cvs (if you have
	development environment installed) or wait till the next test
release will be
	available for downloading.
	
	Thank you for the patience :-)
	
	--
	Sincerely,
	Serge
	
	John Bridleman wrote:
	
	> Thanks for your help...
	
	...
	>
	> Then I get a long list of modules found (about 4 1/2 lines)
then I get
	> Searching for Devil-Linux CD-ROM
	> Search list:
	>   checking /dev/sda1 ... wrong media
	> !!! Devil-Linux CD-ROM not found !!!
	> Cannot find CD drive - try probing for SCSI controllers
	> Wold you really like to load DL without Configuration Media?
	>   (y/n)
	
	...
	>
	> Clue?
	

	
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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

I just tried it on a CF card and it worked great. The only issue I had
is that somehow the option to install with SYSLINUX with console support
is not there, just for grub. Was it ever there? I got console support
working up to the point where the console beeps which seems to
disconnect it but I am just getting started with it so it may be user
error.


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To: dev...@li...
Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

Sweet! Works great. Thank you for looking at this so quickly and thank
you Bruce for building it last night!


On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Serge Leschinsky <fi...@in...>
wrote:


	Hi John,
	
	I've checked in the code for correct (I hope) ata/sata/scsi
hardware detection.
	It should help with DL booting in your case. Please sync from
cvs (if you have
	development environment installed) or wait till the next test
release will be
	available for downloading.
	
	Thank you for the patience :-)
	
	--
	Sincerely,
	Serge
	
	John Bridleman wrote:
	
	> Thanks for your help...
	
	...
	>
	> Then I get a long list of modules found (about 4 1/2 lines)
then I get
	> Searching for Devil-Linux CD-ROM
	> Search list:
	>   checking /dev/sda1 ... wrong media
	> !!! Devil-Linux CD-ROM not found !!!
	> Cannot find CD drive - try probing for SCSI controllers
	> Wold you really like to load DL without Configuration Media?
	>   (y/n)
	
	...
	>
	> Clue?
	

	
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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] SATA CDROM boot problem?

[John B. <jbr...@gm...>]

Sweet! Works great. Thank you for looking at this so quickly and thank you
Bruce for building it last night!

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Serge Leschinsky <fi...@in...>wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I've checked in the code for correct (I hope) ata/sata/scsi hardware
> detection.
> It should help with DL booting in your case. Please sync from cvs (if you
> have
> development environment installed) or wait till the next test release will
> be
> available for downloading.
>
> Thank you for the patience :-)
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Serge
>
> John Bridleman wrote:
>
> > Thanks for your help...
> ...
> >
> > Then I get a long list of modules found (about 4 1/2 lines) then I get
> > Searching for Devil-Linux CD-ROM
> > Search list:
> >   checking /dev/sda1 ... wrong media
> > !!! Devil-Linux CD-ROM not found !!!
> > Cannot find CD drive - try probing for SCSI controllers
> > Wold you really like to load DL without Configuration Media?
> >   (y/n)
> ...
> >
> > Clue?
>
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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

>> BTW, "vi" is well worth learning for many reasons.  :-)
> Thanks. As for vi - don't tempt me! I already spend too much time
> learning about Devil-Linux... I have used vi a bit of course, but for
> occasional editing of conf files it seems way too unintuitive. The
> author of the 'Vi Lovers Home Page' says: 'I use Vim because I simply
> don't know of a better editor, but, admittedly, I haven't seriously
> tried anything else.' Er, well... :-)

Notice I said it's worth learning for "many reasons"?

It's worth learning for reasons other than being able to use the best
editor available, and the fact that vi is available on just about
every Unix based system out there (where nano/pico is NOT).

But the main reason is to improve your general Unix/Linux command line
usage.  A long time ago, when I _forced_ myself to learn vi (by using
a text based email program and forcing myself to only use VI for
composing email), I was amazed after the fact how many other programs
use the basic vi keys.

For example, 'less' and 'more' use the vi keys for scrolling through
and searching text files.  There are SO many programs that use the vi
keyset!  Bash and many other shells have a "vi mode" for
browsing/editing command history, which is much faster and more
powerful than using the arrow keys to edit command history.  Hell,
many of the gmail web based interface shortcut keys are based on vi!!!
 (ever wonder why 'j' and 'k' take you to the next/previous message?
:)

And when I say learn vi, I mean learn to use it properly!  Keep your
fingers on the home keys of the keyboard.  Do NOT use the special
keys, i.e. do NOT use the arrow-keys/PgUP/PgDN/etc. for moving around!
 Instead, move your cursor properly with the h/j/k/l keys instead of
the arrows.  Not only is it much faster and more efficient to leave
your fingers on the home keys while typing, but those are the keys
that are used by so many other programs, like less/more, gmail,
google-reader, etc.

Learning vi will save time in the long run for anyone who spends time
at the *nix shell prompt.

 - BS

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Run script at boot time

[Dom <dl...@ed...>]

Heiko Zuerker wrote:
> Quoting Dom <dl...@ed...>:
>
>   
>> Heiko Zuerker wrote:
>>     
>>> Quoting "Bruce Smith" <bw...@re...>:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I believe "/etc/init.d/boot.local" runs after all the other scripts,
>>>> and is intended for this purpose.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Nope, boot.local runs early.
>>> You would have to add your own init script to run after samba.
>>>       
>> Thanks, and how would I do that? Where do I place it and what do I
>> change to make it run after samba? Or do I just make changes to
>> /etc/init.d/samba?
>>     
>
> Copy the script /etc/init.d/skeleton and edit it.
> In the top section you can specify the dependencies.
>
> You then use the tool "insserv" to add it to the init system. Don't  
> forget to do a save-config.... ;-)
Thanks, but that's scary! On reflection I've just edited out the line 
'loadproc /usr/sbin/winbindd' (and the corresponding message line above 
it) in /etc/init.d/samba. I can always put it back later if I have to...

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Development Build Location

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

> I am getting to do an installation to a CF card and saw that you had
> done a build with some fixes for that. I look at the mirrors and they
> all have the development files dated around last month. Where can I find
> the one build you were talking about?

It's on the main ftp server now (ftp.devil-linux.org).
It'll take a day or two for it to get copied to the mirrors.

 - BS

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Dom <dl...@ed...>]

Bruce Smith wrote:
>>> I ran a fresh server compile last night with the latest changes Serge
>>> made to install-on-usb and the kernel for the SATA CD drive boot
>>> problem.  Please download and test out these changes.
>>>
>>>       
>> Thanks Bruce, I have it running now on usb, having run install-on-usb
>> with success - but not tried with SATA CD.
>>     
>
> Cool.  Let us know if you try to boot from a SATA CD.
>   
Sorry - I don't have one.
>   
>> Thanks for the nano upgrade,
>> but I notice there is no man entry any more for nano or nanorc?
>>     
>
> Dang, you want everything!  :-)
>
> OK, it's fixed in CVS.  And the next ISO I upload ...
>
> BTW, "vi" is well worth learning for many reasons.  :-)
Thanks. As for vi - don't tempt me! I already spend too much time 
learning about Devil-Linux... I have used vi a bit of course, but for 
occasional editing of conf files it seems way too unintuitive. The 
author of the 'Vi Lovers Home Page' says: 'I use Vim because I simply 
don't know of a better editor, but, admittedly, I haven't seriously 
tried anything else.' Er, well... :-)

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

>> I ran a fresh server compile last night with the latest changes Serge
>> made to install-on-usb and the kernel for the SATA CD drive boot
>> problem.  Please download and test out these changes.
>>
> Thanks Bruce, I have it running now on usb, having run install-on-usb
> with success - but not tried with SATA CD.

Cool.  Let us know if you try to boot from a SATA CD.

> Thanks for the nano upgrade,
> but I notice there is no man entry any more for nano or nanorc?

Dang, you want everything!  :-)

OK, it's fixed in CVS.  And the next ISO I upload ...

BTW, "vi" is well worth learning for many reasons.  :-)

 - BS

[Devil-Linux-discuss] Development Build Location

[Fred F. <ffr...@lo...>]

I am getting to do an installation to a CF card and saw that you had
done a build with some fixes for that. I look at the mirrors and they
all have the development files dated around last month. Where can I find
the one build you were talking about?

Fred

Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Run script at boot time

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Quoting Dom <dl...@ed...>:

> Heiko Zuerker wrote:
>> Quoting "Bruce Smith" <bw...@re...>:
>>
>>
>>> I believe "/etc/init.d/boot.local" runs after all the other scripts,
>>> and is intended for this purpose.
>>>
>>
>> Nope, boot.local runs early.
>> You would have to add your own init script to run after samba.
> Thanks, and how would I do that? Where do I place it and what do I
> change to make it run after samba? Or do I just make changes to
> /etc/init.d/samba?

Copy the script /etc/init.d/skeleton and edit it.
In the top section you can specify the dependencies.

You then use the tool "insserv" to add it to the init system. Don't  
forget to do a save-config.... ;-)


-- 

Regards
   Heiko Zuerker
   http://www.devil-linux.org


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Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] New DL 1.3 testing build available.

[Helmut G. E. <he...@cy...>]

Bruce Smith wrote:
> I ran a fresh server compile last night with the latest changes Serge
> made to install-on-usb and the kernel for the SATA CD drive boot
> problem.  Please download and test out these changes.
> 
> This build is on the FTP server, under /pub/devel/testing
> 
>  - BS

Thanks Bruce,

it boots without problems on my alix 2c3 board.
   with the help of the mail from Marcello Desantis changing

   1) Add the line ttyS0 to securetty and
   2) S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 38400 ttyS0 vt102

Helmut

PS:
We use DL 1.0.5a CD Version since March, 2004,
and it worked /works like a charm around the clock.

Ok the firewall broke down once, as our USB overheated :-).

Helmut