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Date:      Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:24:35 +0000
From:      Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: start at boot, run as non-root
Message-ID:  <4F607FF3.30309@infracaninophile.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <4F607327.7010209@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 14/03/2012 10:29, Da Rock wrote:
> On 03/14/12 18:12, Matthew Seaman wrote:
>> On 14/03/2012 07:30, n dhert wrote:
>>> I have FreeBSD8.2.
>>> Sedna, an XML database server, had no port in th FreeBSD ports
>>> collection
>>> but has a binary compiled for FreeBSD8 on www.sedna.org.
>>> I installed that.
>>> To start it at boot I created a script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sedna :
>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>> #
>>> # PROVIDE: sedna
>>> # REQUIRE: DAEMON
>>> # KEYWORD: shutdown
>>> #
>>> . /etc/rc.subr
>>>
>>> name=3D"sedna"
>>> rcvar=3D${name}_enable
>>> command=3D/home/opt/sedna/bin/se_gov
>>>
>>> load_rc_config $name
>>>
>>> : ${sedna_enable=3D"NO"}
>>>
>>> run_rc_command "$1"
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> and added sedna_enable=3D"YES" at the end of my /etc/rc.conf
>>>
>>> This way it starts at boot:
>>> $ ps -jaxww | grep se_
>>> root        7064     1  7064  7064    0 Is    ??    0:00.00
>>> /home/opt/sedna/bin/se_gov -background-mode off -listen-address
>>> localhost
>>> -port-number 5050 -ping-port-number 5151 -el-level 3 -alive-timeout 0=

>>> -stack-depth 4000
>>> The deamon runs as root. I want it run by a non-root user, e.g. a use=
r
>>> 'sedna''
>>>
>>> How can I do that?
>>>
>>> The sedna server binary se_gov has no option in its man-page to start=

>>> the
>>> program run as a different user ..
>> Add a variable:
>>
>> ${name}_user=3Dsedna
>>
>> to the init script.  The rc(8) system will use su(1) to start up the
>> sedna process using your selected username.  There's also ${name}_grou=
p
>> but that works a bit differently.
>>
>> I'm intrigued that this software should be supported on FreeBSD
>> upstream, but not appear in ports.  Are there some onerous license ter=
ms
>> or other obstacles[*]?  If not, would you consider submitting your wor=
k
>> as a port?
>>
>>     Cheers,
>>
>>     Matthew
>>
>> [*] Seems it uses Apache licensing according to http://www.sedna.org/,=

>> which is exceedingly FreeBSD compatible, so I don't think licensing
>> would be an obstacle.

> That would not be the problem, as the ports system can handle more
> licenses than simply bsd compatible; Its merely recommended. To
> illustrate, there are eval and commercial products in the ports tree.
> You have to register and pay the organisation when you install and star=
t
> using (like komodo, others). The port is to ease installation on FreeBS=
D
> an app that would be widely used.

Well, quite.  Let me rephrase the question before everyone gets
sidetracked into an interminable discussion of the horrible license
terms they've been forced to endure.

Is there any reason why sedna should not be added to the ports collection=
?

I'm pretty certain the answer is "no" but having confirmation from
someone who actually uses this software and knows a bit about it would
be good.

Having poked a bit at the sources, this looks like a pretty
straightforward application to port -- it uses cmake(1) and there's
plenty of both support for that and prior art to copy in the ports
already.  Would be a nice projectette for someone that wanted to get
into porting.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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