Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:03:04 -0500 From: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: daemontools - djbdns Message-ID: <43F33498.7020608@pixelhammer.com> In-Reply-To: <20060215132551.68040.qmail@web30315.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060215132551.68040.qmail@web30315.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Yance Kowara wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RW" <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; "Cristian Mijea" > <cmijea@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 1:31 AM > Subject: Re: daemontools - djbdns > > > >>On Thursday 09 February 2006 18:56, Cristian Mijea > > wrote: > >>>Ok. trying to follow Matt Simenson's DJBDNS on > > FreeBSD how-to from here: > > http://matt.simerson.net/computing/dns/djbdns-freebsd.shtml > >>>Now it writes that I must get the start up script > > from here: > > http://matt.simerson.net/computing/mail/toaster/services.txt > >>>All OK, just that the .txt file is missing. Can > > anyone please email it to > >>>me? >> >>That how-to is pretty-old, there is a local rc.d > > script now. > >>You just need turn it on in /etc/rc.conf >> >> svscan_enable=YES >> >>and optionally set svscan_servicedir if you don't > > want to use > >>/var/service. >> >>Some of the how-tos for DJBDNS use some really odd > > paths. It doesn't > >>really >>matter where the service directory goes, since it > > should only contain > >>links, >>but some people have the real dnscache directory > > under /etc which is a bad > >>place to put it under FreeBSD. >> > > > Hi RW, > Why is it bad to put it under /etc ... is this > specific for FreeBSD or any > Unix OS? > > Where is the proper place? > > Kind regards, > > Yance Kowara Try Matt's new version of the HowTo, it is at http://www.tnpi.biz/internet/dns/djbdns-freebsd.shtml and the links work fine. He moved everything to his new domain some time ago. I've installed daemontools on lots of servers, many heavily loaded, running FreeBSD / NetBSD / Solaris. I have always followed Dan's suggested install paths and I have never had a single issue. I don't even use the start script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d, I still edit /etc/rc.local. Mainly because I have three OSs, and three versions of FreeBSD, two of which handle startup differently (4.10 and 5.4). While I agree it may be bad "form" to use Dan's paths. I do not believe it is bad in general, as in harmful. So while Matt's HowTo may not be in sync with current FreeBSD thinking it is a well documented, working procedure. A new user will have a successful install following it. DAve
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