Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-13 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:53:18 -0500, Dale wrote: > Question. Could I put a command that changes the divisor for my fan > speeds here? It would look something like this: > > echo 8 > /sys/devices/platform/w83627hf.656/fan1_div > > Would that work or does it have to be a service? It's just a she

Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-13 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:53:28 -0700, Grant wrote: > > >> Hmmm, it didn't come back up with the server. I have this in >> /etc/init.d/rc.local: >> > > My mistake, I misread the path you were using. You shouldn't > change /etc/init.d/rc.local, you put your commands in >

Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Grant
>> Hmmm, it didn't come back up with the server.  I have this in >> /etc/init.d/rc.local: > > My mistake, I misread the path you were using. You shouldn't > change /etc/init.d/rc.local, you put your commands in > the start or stop functions in /etc/conf.d/local. > > If you use baselayout-1, the com

Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Keith Dart
=== On Wed, 08/12, Neil Bothwick wrote: === > start() { > su - user -c /path/to/program/binary > } === That works as long as the binary forks and runs as a daemon. If not, you will probably have to use the start-stop-daemon helper program. -- Keith Dart -- -- Keith Dar

Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:53:28 -0700, Grant wrote: > Hmmm, it didn't come back up with the server. I have this in > /etc/init.d/rc.local: My mistake, I misread the path you were using. You shouldn't change /etc/init.d/rc.local, you put your commands in the start or stop functions in /etc/conf.d/lo

Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Grant
>> I run one program which needs to be started as a particular user >> whenever the system comes up, but there is no ebuild.  Is this the >> Gentoo way? >> >> # cat /etc/init.d/rc.local >> #!/sbin/runscript >> >> start() { >> su user >> /path/to/program/binary >> } > > Yes, or you could use > > sta

[OT] Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 12 August 2009 23:02:58 Neil Bothwick wrote: > C: (n.) the language following A and B. The world still awaits D and >    E. By Z, it may be acceptable for general use. I sympathise with that. Nearly 30 years ago I found it easier to write in assembler than C. Nowadays I don't program

Re: [gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:40:49 -0700, Grant wrote: > I run one program which needs to be started as a particular user > whenever the system comes up, but there is no ebuild. Is this the > Gentoo way? > > # cat /etc/init.d/rc.local > #!/sbin/runscript > > start() { > su user > /path/to/program/bin

[gentoo-user] Starting a daemon automatically without rc-update

2009-08-12 Thread Grant
I run one program which needs to be started as a particular user whenever the system comes up, but there is no ebuild. Is this the Gentoo way? # cat /etc/init.d/rc.local #!/sbin/runscript start() { su user /path/to/program/binary } - Grant