inittab [was: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes]

Hi again, sv:123456:respawn:env - \ PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin svscan /service /dev/null /dev/console 2/dev/console I made the change to one line, but no results. The error message is id field too long. I don't know if this is qmail related, but the man inittab won't help me.

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

"Rick Updegrove" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am pretty sure that djb changed his instructions for daemontools http://cr.yp.to/daemontools/svscan.html#boot and linux somewhat recently. Correct. It was definitely changed since LWQ was written. The first time I followed LWQ I overlooked the URL

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

From: "Dave Sill" "Rick Updegrove" wrote: I am pretty sure that djb changed his instructions for daemontools http://cr.yp.to/daemontools/svscan.html#boot and linux somewhat recently. Correct. It was definitely changed since LWQ was written. At least I was right about something : (

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

"Charles" == Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] sv:123456:respawn:env - \ PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin svscan /service /dev/null /dev/console 2/dev/console Is that really broken into two or more lines? You can't do that in inittab. Get rid of the backslash and

Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

;SV" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes that I receive up to 40 times a day 5*40=200 minutes, quite a lot. Any help is welcome thanks Tom

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

Tom Beer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I set up the /service directory with correct permissions did the entry in inittab (and get an error if I reboot, that the ID field is too long, but its the correct "sv" entry). The problem s the Id "SV" respawning too fast: disabled

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

Tom Beer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What os and version are you using? Linux 2.2.14 qmail 1.03 daemontool 0.70 Okay, that's fine. Post the exact contents of the line you added to your inittab file, and the exact text of the error messages you are receiving. sv:123456:respawn:env - \

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes [PART II]

Tom Beer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stopping qmail: svscan qmail logging. svc: warning: unable to chdir to /var/qmail/supervise/control: not a directory svc: warning: unable to chdir to /var/qmail/supervise/ok: not a directory svc: warning: unable to chdir to /var/qmail/supervise/status: not

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes [PART II]

Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Beer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stopping qmail: svscan qmail logging. svc: warning: unable to chdir to /var/qmail/supervise/control: not a directory svc: warning: unable to chdir to /var/qmail/supervise/ok: not a directory svc: warning: unable to

Re: Id SV respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

- Original Message - From: "Tom Beer" The problem s the Id "SV" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes that I receive up to 40 times a day 5*40=200 minutes, quite a lot. Any help is welcome thanks Tom Hi, I am pretty sure that djb changed his instructions