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diff --git a/system/runit/README b/system/runit/README index a48d34bcc1..2633b85669 100644 --- a/system/runit/README +++ b/system/runit/README @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@ runit (a UNIX init scheme with service supervision) -A cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for -sysvinit, and other init schemes. +A cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a +replacement for sysvinit, and other init schemes. -runit can replace init or its service supervision can be used with traditional -init. runit is compatible with djb's daemontools. +runit can replace init or its service supervision can be used with +traditional init. runit is compatible with djb's daemontools. -By default, this slackbuild sets-up a basic configuration to replace init with -runit. To disable this, pass CONFIG=no to the script. +By default, this slackbuild sets-up a basic configuration to replace +init with runit. To disable this, pass CONFIG=no to the script. To use runit with init, just call it /sbin/runsvdir-start & -To replace init with runit, reboot and enter init=/sbin/runit-init in the Lilo -prompt. +To replace init with runit, reboot and enter init=/sbin/runit-init in +the Lilo prompt. -Alternatively, if you do not have a multi boot system, you may append this line -in /etc/lilo.conf +Alternatively, if you do not have a multi boot system, you may append +this line in /etc/lilo.conf E.g: append="vt.default_utf8=0 init=/sbin/runit-init" @@ -27,27 +27,27 @@ Then run lilo: Or just replace /sbin/init with /sbin/runit-init # mv /sbin/init /sbin/init.sysv # cp /sbin/runit-init /sbin/init -Be warned that if you had booted with the original init, the system may refuse -to reboot, therefore boot from runit-init first. +Be warned that if you had booted with the original init, the system may +refuse to reboot, therefore boot from runit-init first. -To migrate a service to runit, switch it off and disable it as usual, place -an initialisation script called run under a suitably named directory under -/etc/sv/ and symlink it to /service. +To migrate a service to runit, switch it off and disable it as usual, +place an initialisation script called run under a suitably named +directory under /etc/sv/ and symlink it to /service. E.g.: # /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager stop # chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager # mkdir /etc/sv/networkmanager/ -Write a script to start the service in /etc/sv/networkmanager/run such as - #!/bin/sh - exec NetworkManager -n > /dev/null 2>&1 +Write a script to start the service in /etc/sv/networkmanager/run +such as: + #!/bin/sh exec NetworkManager -n > /dev/null 2>&1 Give it executable permission: # chmod +x /etc/sv/networkmanager/run -Link it to /service and NetworkManager will start in a few seconds and enabled -under current runlevel +Link it to /service and NetworkManager will start in a few seconds and +enabled under current runlevel # ln -s /etc/sv/networkmanager /service Hint: @@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ To Reboot: To Halt: # runit-init 0 -A /usr/sbin/shutdown shell script has been included with the configuration -files if you enabled them. +A /usr/sbin/shutdown shell script has been included with the +configuration files if you enabled them. |