% ls **/*(-@)
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-approx with runit supervision
+Use approx with runit supervision
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Install the packages:
# apt-get install approx runit
-Add user approxlog for the logging daemon
+Add user approxlog for the logging daemon:
# adduser --system --home /nonexistent --no-create-home approxlog
-Create config directory
+Create config directory:
# mkdir /etc/sv/approx
-Use /var/run/sv.approx as supervise directories
+Use /var/run/sv.approx as supervise directory:
# ln -s /var/run/sv.approx /etc/sv/approx/supervise
-# cat /etc/sv/approx/run
-# #!/bin/sh
+# cat > /etc/sv/approx/run << EOF
+#!/bin/sh
echo 'approx starting'
exec approx -f 2>&1
+EOF
-You normally do not need a logging service for approx, because it loggs
-to syslog too. So just for completion.
+You normally do not need a logging service for approx because it logs
+to syslog too. So just for completion:
# mkdir -p /etc/sv/approx/log
# ln -s /var/run/sv.approx.log /etc/sv/approx/log/supervise
-# cat /etc/sv/approx/log/run
+# cat > /etc/sv/approx/log/run << EOF
#!/bin/sh
set -e
LOG="/var/log/approx"
test -d "$LOG" || mkdir -p -m2750 "$LOG" && chown approxlog:adm "$LOG"
exec chpst -uapproxlog svlogd -tt -v "$LOG"
+EOF
-Now activate the new approx service (will be started within 5s)
+Now activate the new approx service (will be started within 5s):
# ln -s /etc/sv/approx/ /var/service/
-Make the runit managed approx available with init-script interface.
+Make approx managed via runit available via init-script interface:
# dpkg-divert --local --rename /etc/init.d/approx
# ln -s /usr/bin/sv /etc/init.d/approx
+--
+Remote-reboot a grml system using SysRQ via /proc (execute as root):
+
+eject &>/dev/null
+umount -l /cdrom
+eject /dev/cdrom
+echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
+--