Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Setting up directories in /var during boot.

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

On 05/08/2010 03:16 PM, roy barnard wrote:
> Heiko,
> 
> I have looked at that and it's still not perfect.
> I you need to stop and start a service like squid you might also need to remember to stop and start the new services created from skeleton.
> 
> The default numbering of the rc3.d services makes it tricky to insert the new services in the best places.
> 
> It's better than my fudge (boot.local) but I still wonder if there is any better option.
> 
> If the run-parts idea is accepted I am happy to do the work building all the patches.
> 

Roy, as far as I understand, you are resolving the issue globally by adding a
new entity. It's OK if we have at least 2-3-4 services with such prerequisites.
 In your case the simplest way, I guess, is direct modification of the init
script - start/stop sections. You can add any commands there or invoke external
scripts. It's your idea but not global and applied to only one service.

Sincerely,
Serge

> Roy
> 
> --- On Fri, 7/5/10, Heiko Zuerker <he...@zu...> wrote:
> 
>> From: Heiko Zuerker <he...@zu...>
>> Subject: Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Setting up directories in /var during boot.
>> To: dev...@li...
>> Date: Friday, 7 May, 2010, 19:49
>> I think the simplest way would be to
>> just copy the /etc/init.d/skeleton
>> script and insert it into the runlevel wherever it fits
>> best.
>>
>> Heiko
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: roy barnard [mailto:roy...@ya...]
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 3:52 PM
>>> To: devil linux-develop
>>> Subject: [Devil-linux-develop] Setting up directories
>> in /var
>>> during boot.
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Can anyone help me with setting up directories in /var
>> during boot?
>>>
>>> I have configured DL-1.4RC3 as a Print Server using
>> LPRNG.
>>> To load the parallel port kernel driver I added
>> "modprobe lp" to
>>> the boot.local file, which works fine.
>>>
>>> I then configured the printcap file, again fine.
>>> I needed to create the directory /var/spool/lpd/lp,
>> which I tried
>>> to do be putting "checkpc -f" in the boot.local file
>> and let it
>>> automatically do this for me.
>>>
>>> This failed because the boot.local is executed prior
>> to the
>>> hostname being set which "checkpc" needs.
>>> (my work around to put mkdir,chown and chmods into
>> boot.local)
>>>
>>> Will the same issues happen when running other
>> programs which
>>> expect new directories in /var ?
>>>
>>> Is there a rc.local file later in to boot sequence I
>> have missed?
>>>
>>> I wonder if a better way forward would be to have each
>> /etc/init.d
>>> scripts call PRE/POST start-up scripts using
>> run-parts.  The same
>>> idea could be used for shutdown allowing cleaning up
>> when a service
>>> shuts down.
>>>
>>> An other example for this would be if you need to
>> download a proxy
>>> whitelist prior to squid starting but after networking
>> is up.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Roy Barnard