The Bigtop project does provide an init script for the flume versions they package.
On Friday, August 8, 2014, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > In practice, you should have an init script (i.e., an /etc/init.d/flume-ng > script) that handles starting and stopping the agent. Same with everything > else. > > > On 8 August 2014 14:37, Charles Robertson <charles.robert...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','charles.robert...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> When I tried running the agent thus: >> >> flume-ng agent -c /etc/flume/conf -f /etc/flume/conf/flume.conf -n >> TwitterAgent & >> >> It still occupied the shell session without returning to the command, >> although after closing the session window the logs do not show it shutting >> down. >> >> Is this how you would run a flume agent in practice, or should I be >> looking to use something like oozie or other workflow or scheduler type >> application to kick it off? >> >> >> On 8 August 2014 17:51, Jonathan Natkins <na...@streamsets.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','na...@streamsets.com');>> wrote: >> >>> If you have sudo access, you can run a command as a particular user >>> using sudo -u. >>> >>> `sudo -u flume flume-ng <config options> &` >>> >>> Also, if you installed Flume via RPM or Deb package, there should be an >>> init.d script, though I'm not positive what user that script runs as. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Babu, Prashanth < >>> prashanth.b...@nttdata.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','prashanth.b...@nttdata.com');>> wrote: >>> >>>> Or if you want to view the console from time to time, you can use >>>> screen[1] or tmux[2] on Linux and launch Flume agent and leave it running >>>> and detach from the console(s). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Links: >>>> >>>> 1: http://www.gnu.org/software/screen >>>> >>>> 2: http://tmux.sourceforge.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Christopher Shannon [mailto:cshannon...@gmail.com >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cshannon...@gmail.com');>] >>>> *Sent:* 08 August 2014 14:32 >>>> *To:* user@flume.apache.org >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','user@flume.apache.org');> >>>> *Subject:* Re: Running an agent >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> flume-ng blah blah & >>>> runs in backround >>>> >>>> On Aug 8, 2014 8:19 AM, "Charles Robertson" < >>>> charles.robert...@gmail.com >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','charles.robert...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm currently running my agent by ssh'ing in to the box and executing >>>> the flume-ng agent command. >>>> >>>> This seems to have two effects (but please correct me if I have this >>>> wrong): >>>> >>>> 1. It seems to run in the context of the ssh session, so if the >>>> connection dies (from what I can understand from the logs) the agent shuts >>>> down. It also means that session never returns to the command prompt. >>>> >>>> 2. It executes as the user I'm logged in as (which isn't the flume >>>> user.) >>>> >>>> So, my questions are: >>>> >>>> How can I run my agent in the background, without necessarily having to >>>> be logged in? Also, how do I make it run as a specified user? (Although >>>> this might be covered by the answer to the first.) >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________________ >>>> Disclaimer:This email and any attachments are sent in strictest >>>> confidence for the sole use of the addressee and may contain legally >>>> privileged, confidential, and proprietary data. If you are not the intended >>>> recipient, please advise the sender by replying promptly to this email and >>>> then delete and destroy this email and any attachments without any further >>>> use, copying or forwarding >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','boa...@gmail.com');>> >
