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howtos:general_admin:openrc [2018/11/30 18:52 (UTC)]
aaditya openrc-init is the default now 		howtos:general_admin:openrc [2020/04/12 15:08 (UTC)]
aaditya [Note] remove extra word
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   # main tty   # main tty
-  ln -s /etc/init.d/agetty /etc/init.d/agetty.tty1+  ln -s /etc/openrc/init.d/agetty /etc/openrc/init.d/agetty.tty1
   /sbin/rc-update add agetty.tty1 default   /sbin/rc-update add agetty.tty1 default
          
-  cp /etc/conf.d/agetty /etc/conf.d/agetty.tty1 +  cp /etc/openrc/conf.d/agetty /etc/openrc/conf.d/agetty.tty1 
-  echo 'agetty_options="--noclear"' >> /etc/conf.d/agetty.tty1+  echo 'agetty_options="--noclear"' >> /etc/openrc/conf.d/agetty.tty1
      
   # additional ttys   # additional ttys
   for i in {2..6}; do   for i in {2..6}; do
-    ln -s /etc/init.d/agetty /etc/init.d/agetty.tty${i}+    ln -s /etc/openrc/init.d/agetty /etc/openrc/init.d/agetty.tty${i}
     /sbin/rc-update add agetty.tty${i} default     /sbin/rc-update add agetty.tty${i} default
   done   done
      
   # serial tty (for servers)   # serial tty (for servers)
-  ln -s /etc/init.d/agetty /etc/init.d/agetty.ttyS0+  ln -s /etc/openrc/init.d/agetty /etc/openrc/init.d/agetty.ttyS0
   /sbin/rc-update add agetty.ttyS0 default   /sbin/rc-update add agetty.ttyS0 default
      
-  cp /etc/conf.d/agetty /etc/conf.d/agetty.ttyS0 +  cp /etc/openrc/conf.d/agetty /etc/openrc/conf.d/agetty.ttyS0 
-  echo 'agetty_options="--noclear"' >> /etc/conf.d/agetty.ttyS0+  echo 'agetty_options="--noclear"' >> /etc/openrc/conf.d/agetty.ttyS0
  
 === Update boot parameters === === Update boot parameters ===
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 === Enable boot logging === === Enable boot logging ===
  
-The main configuration file for OpenRC is ///etc/rc.conf//, and contains various options.+The main configuration file for OpenRC is ///etc/openrc/rc.conf//, and contains various options.
  
 A common option that could be changed is to enable boot logging by setting ''rc_logger="YES"'', this way any errors encountered via booting could be logged and examined later (default log location is ///var/log/rc.log//). A common option that could be changed is to enable boot logging by setting ''rc_logger="YES"'', this way any errors encountered via booting could be logged and examined later (default log location is ///var/log/rc.log//).
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   # rc-update add sysklogd default   # rc-update add sysklogd default
   # rc-update add dcron default   # rc-update add dcron default
-  # rc-update add alsasound default  # for desktop+  # rc-update add alsasound boot  # for desktop
   # rc-update add consolekit default  # for desktop   # rc-update add consolekit default  # for desktop
   # rc-update add sshd default  # for server   # rc-update add sshd default  # for server
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 If using wifi with laptops the **NetworkManager** or **wicd** service could be enabled. The combination of dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant (along with a frontend like wpa_gui or wpa_cli) could also be used as a lightweight alternative. If using wifi with laptops the **NetworkManager** or **wicd** service could be enabled. The combination of dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant (along with a frontend like wpa_gui or wpa_cli) could also be used as a lightweight alternative.
  
-A static network can be configured by editing ///etc/conf.d/network//.+A static network can be configured by editing ///etc/openrc/conf.d/network//.
  
 === Display manager === === Display manager ===
  
-To boot to a graphical display manager, ///etc/conf.d/xdm// can be edited to specify the display manager, and the xdm service could be enabled:+To boot to a graphical display manager, ///etc/openrc/conf.d/xdm// can be edited to specify the display manager, and the xdm service could be enabled:
  
   # rc-update add xdm default   # rc-update add xdm default
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 ====== Configuration ====== ====== Configuration ======
  
-OpenRC services are present in the ///etc/init.d// folder, and corresponding configuration files are present in ///etc/conf.d//+OpenRC services are present in the ///etc/openrc/init.d// folder, and corresponding configuration files are present in ///etc/openrc/conf.d//
  
 Some common configuration files include: Some common configuration files include:
  
-  /etc/conf.d/modules    # modules to be loaded at boot +  /etc/openrc/conf.d/modules    # modules to be loaded at boot 
-  /etc/conf.d/hostname   # hostname of the system +  /etc/openrc/conf.d/hostname   # hostname of the system 
-  /etc/conf.d/keymaps    # console keymap+  /etc/openrc/conf.d/keymaps    # console keymap
  
 ===== Service management ===== ===== Service management =====
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 To shutdown or reboot, one will need to use **openrc-shutdown**. To shutdown from a desktop environment using ConsoleKit2, check out this [[https://github.com/ConsoleKit2/ConsoleKit2/pull/113|PR]]. To shutdown or reboot, one will need to use **openrc-shutdown**. To shutdown from a desktop environment using ConsoleKit2, check out this [[https://github.com/ConsoleKit2/ConsoleKit2/pull/113|PR]].
  
-For more info, check out the [[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/OpenRC#openrc-init|Gentoo wiki]].+==== Note ==== 
 + 
 +The **ck-system-stop** and **ck-system-restart** files in the [[https://github.com/ConsoleKit2/ConsoleKit2/pull/113|PR]] can be saved to ///usr/local/sbin/poweroff// and ///usr/local/sbin/reboot// respectively. This allows using the **poweroff** and **reboot** commands like before.
  
 ====== Troubleshooting ====== ====== Troubleshooting ======
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 **zap** resets the service state, allowing us to start it again. **zap** resets the service state, allowing us to start it again.
 +
 +===== openrc-init =====
 +
 +Since version **0.25**, openrc provides //openrc-init// which can be used to boot the system.
 +
 +This allows switching between OpenRC and other init systems, for example sysvinit, just by changing boot parameters.
 +
 +For more info, check out the [[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/OpenRC#openrc-init|Gentoo wiki]].
  
 ===== Migrating from /etc/init.d to /etc/openrc/init.d ===== ===== Migrating from /etc/init.d to /etc/openrc/init.d =====
  
-OpenRC 0.39+, as //**planned**// to shipped via SBo, changes the service and configuration directory to ///etc/openrc// instead of ///etc//.+OpenRC 0.39+, as shipped via SBo, changes the service and configuration directory to ///etc/openrc// instead of ///etc//.
  
 This is being done to maintain greater compatibility with a vanilla Slackware install. This is being done to maintain greater compatibility with a vanilla Slackware install.

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