On 2011-09-13, samt <[email protected]> wrote: > On 13/09/2011 9:04 PM, Tor Houghton wrote: >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 12:19:21PM +0930, David Walker wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> uname -rsv >>> OpenBSD 5.0 GENERIC#39 >>> >>> I'm gearing up to use popa3d and testing it on a machine. >>> >>> I tried the following in rc.conf.local (where V is version number and >>> exeunt) ... >>> popa3d_flags="-D" >>> popa3d_flags="-V" >>> popa3d_flags="-D -V" >>> >>> ... and it does not start. >>> >>> Even though I see this in RC.D(8) ... >>> >> <snip> >> >> popa3d is started by inetd; for example >> >> $ grep -i pop /etc/inetd.conf >> 127.0.0.1:pop3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/popa3d popa3d >> >> in my case, i only listen on localhost (connections to this daemon gets >> forwarded by stunnel or ssh). >> >> kind regards, >> >> tor houghton >> >> > Short answer to OP: > > Not all binaries that can be run as services have rc.d(8) control > scripts.
Quick and dirty way to find out if you can run the daemon that way: grep popa3d /etc/rc.conf Best regards, Jona -- Pond-erosa Puff wouldn't take no guff Water oughta be clean and free So he fought the fight and he set things right With his OpenBSD
