Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:53:20 +0000 From: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> Subject: Re: djbdns Message-ID: <3FF15920.4070201@circlesquared.com> In-Reply-To: <20031230043149.73c3dddd@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> References: <20031230034953.36866d74@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <200312300225.hBU2PQsi030000@smtp.doruk.net.tr> <20031230043149.73c3dddd@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro>
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Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: >Take a look at /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svscan.sh.sample > >1. SVDIR=/var/service/ - so svscan will look at /var/service and not >/service; either do: >a) what is suggested and use /var/services (e.g. ln -s /etc/dnscache >/var/service) or >b) change SVDIR=/var/service/ to SVDIR=/service/ > >I would use a); also note that creating the log file in /etc/dnscache is >IMHO a bad idea. > > I'm not disagreeing, but the original post complained of something being wrong in some documentation. Most reference and tutorial pages for djbdns and other djb stuff like qmail assume a /service directory, rather than /var/service. Using /var/service does seem more logical, but can be a source of confusion, especially if people are copying and pasting commands from online instructions, something the various references often suggest. >2. ># cp /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svscan.sh.sample /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svscan.sh ># /usr/local/etc/rc.d/svscan.sh start ># svstatus /var/services/dnscache ># svstatus /var/services/dnscache/log ># dnsip www.freebsd.org > > Shouldn't it be: # svstat /var/service/dnscache etc? PWR
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