Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: Anybody using inittab? Should it stay in the docs?

4: Re: Anybody using inittab? Should it stay in the docs? (response to 1)

Posted by Andrei Popov on 03/10/03 08:17 AM

FWIW, daemontools have been causing me nothing but trouble on FreeBSD -- it would spawn multiple processes until things will grind to a [not really a halt] VERY slow motion.

While I understand that FreeBSD is not likely to be one of "reference architectures" it is definitely a "supported system", hence I'd vote for leaving inittab section. If one wishes, daemontools can be specified as a suggested approach, though.

5: Re: Anybody using inittab? Should it stay in the docs? (response to 4)

Posted by Joel Aufrecht on 03/10/03 08:40 AM

I had the same trouble with daemontools at first, including with the runaway processes. Like all djb software, it's very unforgiving of human operators. OTOH, it is very well suited to multiple OpenACS services on one machine, and it's easy to start and stop if it's installed exactly correctly.

The current draft walks the user through a daemontools configuration and includes a link to the inittab method, which is now documented outside of the main flow. If this isn't acceptable, please let me know.