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howtos:slackware_admin:runit [2019/05/29 11:27 (UTC)] – Improvements and clarifications in Chapter 6 chrisabelahowtos:slackware_admin:runit [2019/05/30 12:34 (UTC)] – chrisabela
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 To read on the benefits of runit, see here: http://smarden.org/runit/benefits.html To read on the benefits of runit, see here: http://smarden.org/runit/benefits.html
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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 the last line from ''/etc/inittab''+So, remove the last line from ''/etc/inittab''
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-Reboot:+And reboot:
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-In order to let the non-privileged user (say user bob) run it, change the ownership of the service directory +As a non-priviliged user (say user bob), create some directories:
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-<code> +
-chown bob.users /etc/sv/example +
-</code> +
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-As a non-priviliged user, create some directories+
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-Then edit a script that simulates a (finicky) service in a convenient directory; say +Then edit a ''/home/bob/runit/service.sh'' script that simulates a (finicky) service in a convenient directory; say 
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-Edit a file called ''/etc/sv/example/run'' and give it executable permissions+Log in back as root and edit a file called ''/etc/sv/example/run'' and give it executable permissions:
  
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-Log in as root and run the sv service to ensure that it works:+Run the service to ensure that it works:
  
 <code> <code>
-su - 
 /etc/sv/example/run /etc/sv/example/run
 </code> </code>
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 Hit CTRL+C to exit. Hit CTRL+C to exit.
  
-Finally, let bob take the ownership of the whole ''/etc/sv/example/'' directory:+Finally, login back as root and let bob take the ownership of the whole ''/etc/sv/example/'' directory:
  
 <code> <code>
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 <!-- Please do not modify anything below, except adding new tags.--> <!-- Please do not modify anything below, except adding new tags.-->
 {{tag>init runit}} {{tag>init runit}}
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