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| howtos:slackware_admin:runit [2019/05/28 12:11 (UTC)] – Improvements and clarifications in Chapter 6 chrisabela | howtos:slackware_admin:runit [2019/05/30 12:34 (UTC)] – chrisabela | ||
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| To read on the benefits of runit, see here: http:// | To read on the benefits of runit, see here: http:// | ||
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| + | Unless otherwise stated, all commands in this article are to be run by root. | ||
| ===== 2. Use runit with traditional init ===== | ===== 2. Use runit with traditional init ===== | ||
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| If you followed the previous chapter, then stop runsvdir and reverse all the changes that you made on your system. | If you followed the previous chapter, then stop runsvdir and reverse all the changes that you made on your system. | ||
| - | Remove | + | So, remove |
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Reboot: | + | And reboot: |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | In order to let the non-privileged | + | As a non-priviliged |
| - | + | ||
| - | < | + | |
| - | chown bob.users / | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | As a non-priviliged user, create some directories | + | |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Then edit a script that simulates a (finicky) service in a convenient directory; say | + | Then edit a ''/ |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Edit a file called ''/ | + | Log in back as root and edit a file called ''/ |
| < | < | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Log in as root and run the sv service to ensure that it works: | + | Run the service to ensure that it works: |
| < | < | ||
| - | su - | ||
| / | / | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| < | < | ||
| tail -f / | tail -f / | ||
| - | CTRL+c | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| + | Hit CTRL+C to exit. | ||
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| + | Finally, login back as root and let bob take the ownership of the whole ''/ | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | chown -R bob.users / | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | Now bob can manage this service with the '' | ||
| ===== 7. Managing Services with sv ===== | ===== 7. Managing Services with sv ===== | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | sv start sshd | + | sv start example |
| - | sv stop sshd | + | sv stop example |
| - | sv restart | + | sv restart |
| </ | </ | ||
