Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:13:37 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: David Allen <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rc scripts Message-ID: <07381373DD6D926F9F27DC91@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <2daa8b4e0806271411p709ad002o3137c7eb4ff53bac@mail.gmail.com> References: <2daa8b4e0806271411p709ad002o3137c7eb4ff53bac@mail.gmail.com>
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--On Friday, June 27, 2008 14:11:55 -0700 David Allen
<the.real.david.allen@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to an '-s' flag to the execution of openntpd's rc script:
>
> # PROVIDE: openntpd
> # REQUIRE: DAEMON
> # BEFORE: LOGIN
> # KEYWORD: nojail
>
> . /etc/rc.subr
>
> name=openntpd
> rcvar=`set_rcvar`
> command=/usr/local/sbin/ntpd
> required_files=/usr/local/etc/ntpd.conf
> openntpd_enable=${openntpd_enable:-"NO"}
> load_rc_config $name
> run_rc_command "$1"
>
> The problems I'm having are multiple. First, the program doesn't offer
> any logging, and running it with the "do not daemonize" switch with
>
> # /usr/local/sbin/ntpd -d 2>&1 > logfile
>
> yields no output.
>
> Then, I'm not sure I understand everything I'm reading in rc.subr(8), but
> from trial error, I've discovered that modifying the script's "command"
> variable doesn't work, nor does adding the usual "scriptname_flags"
> directive to /etc/rc.conf.
>
Scriptname_flags doesn't work because the port maintainer didn't write the
startup script so that it parses rc.conf for variables. You can edit the
script like this:
command_args="-s"
When rc.subr runs scripts, it runs them like this:
${command} ${command_args} ${command_flags}
Or you can add this to the startup script and then use flags in rc.conf:
load_rc_config openntpd
openntpd_flags=${openntpd_flags:-""}
(In that order.)
Then place openntpd_flags="-s" in rc.conf.
Just remember that every time the port is updated, your changes will be
overwritten, so you'll need to make a backup or leave a note to yourself
somewhere so you remember to alter the new script.
--
Paul Schmehl
As if it wasn't already obvious,
my opinions are my own and not
those of my employer.
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