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From: "Ag. System Administrator" <mag@gambling.org>
To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Customization: automating daemon.
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:38:33 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cfamla$f7o$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <65ED19764468D411A6AF006094EA0F3B275DB3@SERVER>

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


      parent reply	other threads:[~2004-08-10 14:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-10  1:56 Customization: automating daemon Cal McPherson
2004-08-10  6:57 ` Sascha Retzki
2004-08-10 14:38 ` Ag. System Administrator [this message]

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