Re: Customization: automating daemon.

["Ag. System Administrator" <mag@gambling.org>]

Cal McPherson wrote:
> I need to customize RedHat 9 to run a daemon with the following
> requirements: 
> 
> Daemon needs to:
> - run all the time in the background as it receives service requests via
> hardware not ports.
> - restart if it crashes.
> - run as a user other than root.
> 
> Before the daemon can run:
> - certain rc5.d scripts need to have all started.
> 
> 
> So far I have thought of two possibilities:
> 
> 1. An Entry In /etc/inittab
> ---------------------------
> But I can't find a method of running these entries as a non-root user.
> 
> 2. An xinetd service
> --------------------
> But I need the service to be running all the time in the background, and to
> restart if it crashes.
> 
> I think I am asking for a cross between inetd(run all the time, run as
> non-root user), and inittab(respawn).
> 
> If you have any ideas TIA.
> 
> 
> 
> Cal McPherson
> Software Engineer
> ADTEC Communications
> Phone: +612 9213 9917 Fax: +612 9281 7575
> Email: calm@adtec.com.au
> Web: www.adtec.com.au
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Heya,

try daemontools: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html
This mainly used for qmail, but by behaviour it fits best for your requirements (i think so ;)

Hope that helps.

Adios,

D