Reply To: how to use runit? starter problems

[algoriMember]

Xecure wrote:

See if using the hostname.sh service to start at boot-time helps at all.
Edit hostname and add before exit 0
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start

If I am correct, this should be run by one of the services, but not sure why it isn’t being started on your system. I have an 19.4 runit installed on a VM and tested changing /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts and then sudo hostname new-name and rebooted. The hostname stays there OK.

I’m also not sure, what exactly the problem is. and why, anf where to look at or up, to get more helpful information for.

and I don’t get what to do exactly, if I run

/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start
then yes it changes again

algori@dhcppc0:~
$ sudo /etc/init.d/hostname.sh start 
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ hostname
thmus
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ cat /etc/hostname
thmus

but if I reboot, I’m back to how it was before.

the second part with adding exit 0 before, I don’t exactly get,
do you suggest I should change something in the file /etc/init.d/hostname.sh:

PATH=/sbin:/bin

. /lib/init/vars.sh
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

do_start () {
        [ -f /etc/hostname ] || return
        HOSTNAME="$(cat /etc/hostname)"

        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting hostname to '$HOSTNAME'"
        hostname "$HOSTNAME"
        ES=$?
        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_end_msg $ES
        exit $ES
}

case "$1" in
  start|"")
        do_start
        ;;
  restart|reload|force-reload)
        echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2
        exit 3
        ;;
 stop)
        # No-op
        ;;
  status)
        exit 0
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: hostname.sh [start|stop]" >&2
        exit 3
        ;;
esac

:

I’m sorry, I know I have to learn more and a lot about all this, but I have to start somewhere. If you could advise me some to read, I’ll do!
I’m able to understand for sure, but I have to know where to look at.

maybe there is something wrong with the efi boot loader, can I reinstall it perhaps?

best regards
algori

• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by algori.