Re: start at boot, run as non-root
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="sedna"
>>> rcvar=${name}_enable
>>> command=/home/opt/sedna/bin/se_gov
>>>
>>> load_rc_config $name
>>>
>>> : ${sedna_enable="NO"}
>>>
>>> run_rc_command "$1"
>>>
>>> and added sedna_enable="YES" at the end of my /etc/rc.conf
>>>
>>> This way it starts at boot:
>>> $ ps -jaxww | grep se_
>>> root7064 1 7064 70640 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 user
>>> '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=sedna
>>
>> 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}_group
>> 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 terms
>> or other obstacles[*]? If not, would you consider submitting your work
>> 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 start
> using (like komodo, others). The port is to ease installation on FreeBSD
> 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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Re: start at boot, run as non-root
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="sedna"
rcvar=${name}_enable
command=/home/opt/sedna/bin/se_gov
load_rc_config $name
: ${sedna_enable="NO"}
run_rc_command "$1"
and added sedna_enable="YES" at the end of my /etc/rc.conf
This way it starts at boot:
$ ps -jaxww | grep se_
root7064 1 7064 70640 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 user
'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=sedna
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 ${name}_group
but that works a bit differently.
I'm intrigued that this software should be supported on FreeBSD
upstream, but not appear in ports. Are there some onerous license terms
or other obstacles[*]? If not, would you consider submitting your work
as a port?
Cheers,
Matthew
[*] Seems it uses Apache licensing according to http://www.sedna.org/,
which is exceedingly FreeBSD compatible, so I don't think licensing
would be an obstacle.
That would not be the problem, as the ports system can handle more
licenses than simply bsd compatible; Its merely recommended. To
illustrate, there are eval and commercial products in the ports tree.
You have to register and pay the organisation when you install and start
using (like komodo, others). The port is to ease installation on FreeBSD
an app that would be widely used.
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Re: start at boot, run as non-root
On 14/03/2012 07:30, n dhert wrote:
> I have FreeBSD8.2.
> Sedna, an XML database server, had no port in th FreeBSD ports collection
> but has a binary compiled for FreeBSD8 on www.sedna.org.
> I installed that.
> To start it at boot I created a script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sedna :
> ---
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # PROVIDE: sedna
> # REQUIRE: DAEMON
> # KEYWORD: shutdown
> #
> . /etc/rc.subr
>
> name="sedna"
> rcvar=${name}_enable
> command=/home/opt/sedna/bin/se_gov
>
> load_rc_config $name
>
> : ${sedna_enable="NO"}
>
> run_rc_command "$1"
>
> and added sedna_enable="YES" at the end of my /etc/rc.conf
>
> This way it starts at boot:
> $ ps -jaxww | grep se_
> root7064 1 7064 70640 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 user
> '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=sedna
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 ${name}_group
but that works a bit differently.
I'm intrigued that this software should be supported on FreeBSD
upstream, but not appear in ports. Are there some onerous license terms
or other obstacles[*]? If not, would you consider submitting your work
as a port?
Cheers,
Matthew
[*] Seems it uses Apache licensing according to http://www.sedna.org/,
which is exceedingly FreeBSD compatible, so I don't think licensing
would be an obstacle.
--
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start at boot, run as non-root
I have FreeBSD8.2.
Sedna, an XML database server, had no port in th FreeBSD ports collection
but has a binary compiled for FreeBSD8 on www.sedna.org.
I installed that.
To start it at boot I created a script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sedna :
---
#!/bin/sh
#
# PROVIDE: sedna
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# KEYWORD: shutdown
#
. /etc/rc.subr
name="sedna"
rcvar=${name}_enable
command=/home/opt/sedna/bin/se_gov
load_rc_config $name
: ${sedna_enable="NO"}
run_rc_command "$1"
and added sedna_enable="YES" at the end of my /etc/rc.conf
This way it starts at boot:
$ ps -jaxww | grep se_
root7064 1 7064 70640 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 user
'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 ..
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