Final update... I have updated the book patch to include mounting the
/var/lock directory as a tmpfs filesystem... The two patches are as follows:
Book patch - http://pastebin.cross-lfs.org/230504
bootscripts-cross-lfs-1.1.0 http://pastebin.cross-lfs.org/230503
On 05/13/2011 05:09 PM, sjs205 wrote:
Ok, have looked into this a little further and have a working tmpfs
/var/run fs.
What I did:
* Added a line to /etc/fstab:
varrun /var/run tmpfs defaults 0 0
This was enough to get the basic tmpfs dir.
* Then edited the /etc/rc.d/init.d/cleanfs script and added a section
just before all files get removed from /var/run as follows:
if [ ! -f ./utmp ]
then
touch ./utmp
fi
I have created a patch for this. Obviously this patch implies a few
amendments to the book - added line in fstab and no need to 'touch'
umtp - so I have created a patch for this too.
If anybody thinks I have gone about this the wrong way then please do
let me know, or just feel free to pass comments.
sjs205
Book patch - http://pastebin.cross-lfs.org/230502
bootscripts-cross-lfs-1.1.0 http://pastebin.cross-lfs.org/230503
Hello All,
Every couple of days I manage to inadvertently cut the power to my
CLFS x86 server. Since I only really SSH to this box this presents a
problem since the SSH pid file doesn't get removed on power failure so
I have to connect up a screen, delete /var/run/sshd.pid then restart
ssh.
This is caused by the static setup of the /var/run dir so I have
decided to address this.
My plan:
* Create a start-up script in /etc/rc.d/init.d that will remove all
files from the /var/run directory, then mount a tmpfs using /var/run
as the mount point.
With this in mind, before I start, just a few questions related to this:
* Should this be a separate script in init.d or should I add it to an
existing one? I am thinking that a script is required for the removing
old PID files, but the mounting of the tmpfs could be carried out by
S30mountfs - by adding a mount point to /etc/fstab - in the
/etc/rc.d/rcsysinit.d/ directory.
* Can anybody recommend a size for the tmpfs. Running 'du -ah' on the
/var/run dir, the contents are only 96 k, but then the same command on
my Fedora box shows the dir to be 1.8 MB in size.
Does everyone agree that this is a necessary course of action? Any
comments or recommendations welcome - I am generally on the CLFS IRC
so come chat there or just return email.
sjs205
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