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The purpose of this note is to setup a guest based on Slackware. What follows was tested on Slackware 14.0, 13.37 and 13.1 (both 32b and 64b). I will assume that you have a Linux-Vserver box working. You can find here a quick and easy howto concerning Linux-Vserver installation and configuration (patching the kernel + utils-vserver installation).
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The purpose of this note is to setup a guest based on Slackware. What follows was tested on Slackware 14.2 to 13.1 (both 32b and 64b). I will assume that you have a Linux-Vserver box working.
  
 
== Download ==
 
== Download ==
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
wget http://notes.sagredo.eu/sites/notes.sagredo.eu/files/linux-vserver/slack_vserver.tar.gz
+
wget https://notes.sagredo.eu/sites/notes.sagredo.eu/files/linux-vserver/slack_vserver.tar.gz
 
tar xzf slack_vserver.tar.gz
 
tar xzf slack_vserver.tar.gz
 
cd slack_vserver
 
cd slack_vserver
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* <em>make_slack_vserver.sh</em> is the shell script that you have to adjust. It installs the guest.
 
* <em>make_slack_vserver.sh</em> is the shell script that you have to adjust. It installs the guest.
 
* <em>rc</em> is the startup script for the virtual server. It will be automatically copied in /etc/rc.d* /init.d/rc
 
* <em>rc</em> is the startup script for the virtual server. It will be automatically copied in /etc/rc.d* /init.d/rc
* <em>slackware-14.0.patch</em> is the patch which modify rc.0, rc.6 rc.M, rc.S, rc.inet2 and rc.syslog. It must be applyed after the creation of the vserver process. In the patch I switched off all the mounts and executable that are related to the hardware. Comments would be welcome about this :-).
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* <em>linux-vserver_slackware-14.2.patch</em> is the patch which modify rc.0, rc.6 rc.M, rc.S, rc.inet2 and rc.syslog. It must be applyed after the creation of the vserver process. In the patch I switched off all the mounts and executable that are related to the hardware.
  
 
== Download the packages ==
 
== Download the packages ==
  
First of all select a minimal set of packages to be installed on the virtual server. This list of 110 packages is based on the Minimal System reported at http://slackwiki.org/Minimal_System without all hardware, kernel and multimedia related packages. The install leads to a guest of about 448M of size. This set fits with the installation of a complete virtual web server including apache, apache-tomcat, php, mysql, postgresql, qmail and related, ftp, named.
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First of all select a minimal set of packages to be installed on the virtual server. This list of 123 packages is based on the Minimal System reported at http://slackwiki.org/Minimal_System without all hardware, kernel and multimedia related packages. The install leads to a guest of about 460M of size. This set fits with the installation of a complete virtual web server including apache, apache-tomcat, php, mysql, postgresql, qmail and related, ftp, named.
  
I assume that the packages to be installed are stored in the slackware{$ARCH}-{$VERSION}_pkg folder. If not, adjust its location editing the make_slack_vserver.sh script.
+
I assume that the packages to be installed are stored in the ''slackware{$ARCH}-{$VERSION}_pkg'' folder. If not, adjust its location editing the ''make_slack_vserver.sh script''.
  
You can download my minimal set of packages running the shell script download_slack_pkg.sh. It can create a folder like <em>slackware{$ARCH}-{$VERSION}_pkg</em> for you, where <em>$ARCH</em> has to be "64" if you want to download 64b packages and null otherwise, while <em>$VERSION</em> is the Slackware version, so it's something like "14.0".
+
You can download my minimal set of packages running the shell script ''download_slack_pkg.sh''. It can create a folder like ''slackware{$ARCH}-{$VERSION}_pkg'' for you, where ''$ARCH'' has to be "64" if you want to download 64b packages or empty otherwise, while ''$VERSION'' is the Slackware version, so it's something like "14.2".
  
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
#!/bin/bash
 
#!/bin/bash
 
#
 
#
# v. 2012.09.29
+
# v. 2016.06.08
 +
# Now the script parses comments in the package list (thanks to Mark Colclough)
  
VERSION="14.0" # Slackware version
+
VERSION="14.2" # Slackware version
 
ARCH="64" # you can put 64 for 64b cpu just to separate 64/32 download folders
 
ARCH="64" # you can put 64 for 64b cpu just to separate 64/32 download folders
  
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SETUP=$PWD
 
SETUP=$PWD
  
# the directory where you downloaded the slackware packages
+
# the directory where you want to download the slackware packages
 
PACKAGES="${SETUP}/slackware${ARCH}-${VERSION}_pkg"
 
PACKAGES="${SETUP}/slackware${ARCH}-${VERSION}_pkg"
  
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if [ -f $LIST ]; then
 
if [ -f $LIST ]; then
 
         while read LINE
 
         while read LINE
             do
+
             do
 +
            [ "$LINE" ] || continue
 +
            [ "${LINE#\#}" = "$LINE" ] || continue
 
             wget "${SRC}slackware${ARCH}/${LINE}*.t?z"
 
             wget "${SRC}slackware${ARCH}/${LINE}*.t?z"
 
         done < $LIST
 
         done < $LIST
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         exit 1
 
         exit 1
 
fi
 
fi
 
rm index.html*
 
  
 
# download packages from the patches folder
 
# download packages from the patches folder
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         do
 
         do
 
                 IFS='/' read -ra PKG <<< "$LINE"
 
                 IFS='/' read -ra PKG <<< "$LINE"
 +
                [ "${PKG#\#}" = "${PKG}" ] || continue
 
                 PKG_LEN=${#PKG[@]}
 
                 PKG_LEN=${#PKG[@]}
 
                 if [ $PKG_LEN == 2 ]; then
 
                 if [ $PKG_LEN == 2 ]; then
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         exit 1
 
         exit 1
 
fi
 
fi
                                           
 
rm index.html*
 
</pre>
 
 
Adjust the package PKG_LIST, enter your favorite ftp server and run from the command line
 
 
<pre>
 
./download_slack_pkg.sh
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
NB: this script tries also to overwrite the packages downloaded from the /slackware folder with the updates belonging to the /patches dir.
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NB: this script tries also to overwrite the packages downloaded from the ''/slackware'' folder with the updates belonging to the ''/patches'' dir.
  
 
== Make the guest ==
 
== Make the guest ==
  
Now let's create the guest and install the packages. As you know you must choose at least a "name", a "context" and an ip. In addition you have to modify most of the rc.* startup scripts removing all the hardware related daemons, and finally replace the /dev dir.
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Now let's create the guest and install the packages. As you know you must choose at least a "name", a "context" and an ip. In addition you have to modify most of the ''rc.*'' startup scripts removing all the hardware related daemons, and finally replace the ''/dev'' dir.
  
This is done adjusting and running the script make_slack_vserver.sh:
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This is done adjusting and running the script ''make_slack_vserver.sh'':
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
#!/bin/bash
 
#!/bin/bash
 
#
 
#
# v. 2012.09.29
+
# v. 2016.07.05
 
# Author: Roberto Puzzanghera
 
# Author: Roberto Puzzanghera
 +
# Thanks to Mark Colclough for corrections
 
#
 
#
 
# This script installs a Slackware guest into a linux-vserver host (http://linux-vserver.org)
 
# This script installs a Slackware guest into a linux-vserver host (http://linux-vserver.org)
 
#
 
#
 
# Comments are welcome :-)
 
# Comments are welcome :-)
# More info here: http://notes.sagredo.eu/node/7
+
# More info here: https://notes.sagredo.eu/other-contents-186/slackware-guest-on-linux-vserver-7.html
  
 
# adjust this to where your things live
 
# adjust this to where your things live
 
NAME=test
 
NAME=test
HOSTNAME=$NAME.domain.com
+
HOSTNAME=$NAME.YOURDOMAIN.XY
IP=10.0.0.34
+
IP=10.0.0.182
 
INTERFACE=eth0:$IP/24
 
INTERFACE=eth0:$IP/24
CONTEXT=34000
+
CONTEXT=5182
VERSION=14.0 # Slackware version
+
VERSION=14.2 # Slackware version
ARCH=64 # you can put 64 for 64b cpu just to separate 64/32 download folders
+
ARCH="64" # you can put 64 for 64b cpu just to separate 64/32 download folders
  
 
# where is the vservers dir? default is /vservers
 
# where is the vservers dir? default is /vservers
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         echo "Exiting"
 
         echo "Exiting"
 
         echo
 
         echo
         exit 1  
+
         exit 1
 
fi
 
fi
 
if [ ! -d "$SETUP" ]; then
 
if [ ! -d "$SETUP" ]; then
         echo
+
         echo  
 
         echo "Can't find SETUP dir: $SETUP"
 
         echo "Can't find SETUP dir: $SETUP"
 
         echo "Exiting"
 
         echo "Exiting"
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echo
 
echo
read -p "press any key to install packages..."  
+
read -p "press any key to install packages..."
 
cd $PACKAGES
 
cd $PACKAGES
installpkg -root $VDIR/$NAME *.t?z;
+
installpkg --root $VDIR/$NAME *.t?z;
upgradepkg patches/*.t?z;
+
ROOT=$VDIR/$NAME upgradepkg patches/*.t?z;
echo "...done"  
+
echo "...done"
 
echo
 
echo
  
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echo
 
echo
echo "removing x flag to rc.inet1 rc.loop and rc.sshd"
+
echo "removing x flag to rc.sshd and rc.inetd, removing not needed rc scripts"
chmod -x $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.loop $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.sshd
+
chmod -x $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.sshd $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.inetd
 +
rm $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.modules* $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1* $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.loop
 
echo "...done"
 
echo "...done"
 
echo
 
echo
  
echo "trying to adjust HOSTNAME, hosts, resolv.conf, profile. Check later..."
+
echo "trying to adjust HOSTNAME, hosts, resolv.conf, profile. Check them later..."
 
cp /etc/resolv.conf $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
 
cp /etc/resolv.conf $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
 
cp /etc/localtime $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
 
cp /etc/localtime $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
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echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $VDIR/$NAME/etc/hosts
 
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $VDIR/$NAME/etc/hosts
 
echo "$IP $HOSTNAME $NAME" >> $VDIR/$NAME/etc/hosts
 
echo "$IP $HOSTNAME $NAME" >> $VDIR/$NAME/etc/hosts
touch $VDIR/$NAME/etc/mtab                        
+
touch $VDIR/$NAME/etc/mtab
 
touch $VDIR/$NAME/etc/fstab
 
touch $VDIR/$NAME/etc/fstab
 
echo "...done"
 
echo "...done"
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         echo "vserver $NAME start"
 
         echo "vserver $NAME start"
 
         echo "vserver $NAME enter"
 
         echo "vserver $NAME enter"
       
+
 
 
         else
 
         else
 
                 echo
 
                 echo
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echo "More info on http://notes.sagredo.eu/node/7"
 
echo "More info on http://notes.sagredo.eu/node/7"
 
echo
 
echo
</pre>
 
 
Note that /etc/resolv.conf /etc/localtime /etc/profile are copied form the host.
 
 
Edit the script inserting at least the NAME, the IP and the CONTEXT. The packages' location should be ok if you downloaded them using my script.
 
<pre>
 
./make_slack_vserver.sh
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
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<pre>
 
<pre>
 
cd /vservers/vserver_name/etc/rc.d
 
cd /vservers/vserver_name/etc/rc.d
patch -p1 < /path/to/slack_vserver/slackware-14.0.patch
+
patch -p1 < /path/to/slack_vserver/slackware-14.2.patch
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
Inside the tarball you can find the old patch for Slackware 13.1 and 13.37, if you like.
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Inside the tarball you can find the old patch for Slackware 14.1, 14.0, 13.37 and 13.1, if you like.
  
 
== Post installation tasks ==
 
== Post installation tasks ==
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== Patch applayed ==
 
== Patch applayed ==
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
Patch for Slackware 14.0 guest on a Linux-Vserver host
+
diff -ruN rc.d-original/rc.6 rc.d/rc.6
========================================================
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.6 2016-03-26 17:48:37.000000000 +0100
by Roberto Puzzanghera - http://notes.sagredo.eu
+
+++ rc.d/rc.6 2016-07-09 14:08:48.470713168 +0200
version: 2012.09.29
+
@@ -37,36 +37,6 @@
========================================================
+
;;
 
+
 
+
diff -urNB rc.d-original/rc.0 rc.d/rc.0
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.0  2012-08-15 01:03:12.000000000 +0200
+
+++ rc.d/rc.0  2012-09-29 15:23:23.347807225 +0200
+
@@ -37,22 +37,6 @@
+
                ;;
+
 
  esac
 
  esac
 
   
 
   
 
-# Save the system time to the hardware clock using hwclock --systohc.
 
-# Save the system time to the hardware clock using hwclock --systohc.
 +
-# This will also create or update the timestamps in /etc/adjtime.
 
-if [ -x /sbin/hwclock ]; then
 
-if [ -x /sbin/hwclock ]; then
 
-  # Check for a broken motherboard RTC clock (where ioports for rtc are
 
-  # Check for a broken motherboard RTC clock (where ioports for rtc are
 
-  # unknown) to prevent hwclock causing a hang:
 
-  # unknown) to prevent hwclock causing a hang:
-  if ! grep -q -w rtc /proc/ioports ; then
+
-  if ! grep -q " : rtc" /proc/ioports ; then
 
-    CLOCK_OPT="--directisa"
 
-    CLOCK_OPT="--directisa"
 
-  fi
 
-  fi
-  if grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock 2> /dev/null ; then
+
if [ /etc/adjtime -nt /etc/hardwareclock ]; then
 +
-    if grep -q "^LOCAL" /etc/adjtime ; then
 +
-      echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
 +
-    else
 +
-      echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (UTC)."
 +
-    fi
 +
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --systohc
 +
-  elif grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock 2> /dev/null ; then
 
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (UTC)."
 
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (UTC)."
 +
-    if [ ! -r /etc/adjtime ]; then
 +
-      echo "Creating system time correction file /etc/adjtime."
 +
-    fi
 
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --utc --systohc
 
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --utc --systohc
 
-  else
 
-  else
 
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
 
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --localtime --systohc
+
-    if [ ! -r /etc/adjtime ]; then
 +
-      echo "Creating system time correction file /etc/adjtime."
 +
-    fi
 +
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --localtime --systohc
 
-  fi
 
-  fi
 
-fi
 
-fi
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  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown ]; then
 
  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown ]; then
 
   /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown stop
 
   /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown stop
@@ -98,32 +82,6 @@
+
@@ -126,10 +96,6 @@
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus stop
+
   sleep $FUSER_DELAY
 
  fi
 
  fi
 
   
 
   
-# Kill any processes (typically gam) that would otherwise prevent
 
-# unmounting NFS volumes:
 
-unset FUSER_DELAY
 
-for dir in $(/bin/mount | grep 'type nfs' | cut -d ' ' -f 3 ) ; do
 
-  echo "Killing processes holding NFS mount $dir open..."
 
-  # Background this to prevent fuser from also blocking shutdown:
 
-  /usr/bin/fuser -k -m $dir &
 
-  FUSER_DELAY=5
 
-done
 
-# If fuser was run, let it have some delay:
 
-if [ ! -z "$FUSER_DELAY" ]; then
 
-  sleep $FUSER_DELAY
 
-fi
 
-
 
 
-# Unmount any NFS, SMB, or CIFS filesystems:
 
-# Unmount any NFS, SMB, or CIFS filesystems:
-echo "Unmounting remote filesystems."
+
-echo "Unmounting remote filesystems:"
-/bin/umount -v -a -l -f -r -t nfs,smbfs,cifs
+
-/bin/umount -v -a -l -f -r -t nfs,smbfs,cifs | tr -d ' ' | grep successfully | sed "s/:successfullyunmounted/ has been successfully unmounted./g"
-
+
-# Try to shut down pppd:
+
-PS="$(ps ax)"
+
-if echo "$PS" | /bin/grep -q -w pppd ; then
+
-  if [ -x /usr/sbin/ppp-off ]; then
+
-    /usr/sbin/ppp-off
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Shut down YP services:
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.yp ]; then
+
  if grep -wq stop /etc/rc.d/rc.yp ; then
+
@@ -131,45 +89,11 @@
+
  fi
+
fi
+
+
-# Bring down the networking system, but first make sure that this
+
-# isn't a diskless client with the / partition mounted via NFS:
+
-if ! /bin/mount | /bin/grep -q 'on / type nfs' ; then
+
-  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 ]; then
+
-    . /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 stop
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# In case dhcpcd might have been manually started on the command line,
+
-# look for the .pid file, and shut dhcpcd down if it's found:
+
-if /bin/ls /etc/dhcpc/*.pid 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+
-  /sbin/dhcpcd -k 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+
-  # A little time for /etc/resolv.conf and/or other files to
+
-  # restore themselves.
+
-  sleep 2
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Shut down PCMCIA devices:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia ]; then
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia stop
+
-  # The cards might need a little extra time here to deactivate:
+
-  /bin/sleep 5
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Turn off process accounting:
+
if [ -x /sbin/accton -a -r /var/log/pacct ]; then
+
  /sbin/accton off
+
fi
+
+
-# Terminate acpid before syslog:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid -a -r /var/run/acpid.pid ]; then # quit
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid stop
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Stop udev:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev ]; then
+
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.udev force-stop
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Kill all remaining processes.
+
if [ ! "$1" = "fast" ]; then
+
  echo "Sending all processes the SIGTERM signal."
+
@@ -187,16 +111,6 @@
+
  fi
+
fi
+
+
-# Carry a random seed between reboots.
+
-echo "Saving random seed from /dev/urandom in /etc/random-seed."
+
-# Use the pool size from /proc, or 512 bytes:
+
-if [ -r /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize ]; then
+
-  /bin/dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 bs=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize) 2> /dev/null
+
-else
+
-  /bin/dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 bs=512 2> /dev/null
+
-fi
+
-/bin/chmod 600 /etc/random-seed
+
 
-
 
-
 +
# Try to shut down pppd:
 +
PS="$(ps ax)"
 +
if echo "$PS" | /bin/grep -q -w pppd ; then
 +
@@ -215,22 +181,11 @@
 
  # Before unmounting file systems write a reboot or halt record to wtmp.
 
  # Before unmounting file systems write a reboot or halt record to wtmp.
  $command -w
+
  $shutdown_command -w
+
@@ -205,17 +119,6 @@
+
  rm -f /var/lock/subsys/*
+
fi
+
 
   
 
   
 
-# Turn off swap:
 
-# Turn off swap:
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-/bin/sync
 
-/bin/sync
 
-
 
-
-echo "Unmounting local file systems."
+
# Stop cgmanager and cgproxy:
-/bin/umount -v -a -t no,proc,sysfs
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.cgmanager ]; then
-
+
  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cgmanager stop
-echo "Remounting root filesystem read-only."
+
-/bin/mount -v -n -o remount,ro /
+
-
+
# This never hurts:
+
/bin/sync
+
+
@@ -240,45 +143,10 @@
+
  done
+
 
  fi
 
  fi
 
   
 
   
-# Deactivate LVM volume groups:
+
-echo "Unmounting local file systems:"
-if [ -r /etc/lvmtab -o -d /etc/lvm/backup ]; then
+
-/bin/umount -v -a -t no,proc,sysfs | tr -d ' ' | grep successfully | sed "s/:successfullyunmounted/ has been successfully unmounted./g" 2> /dev/null
-  echo "Deactivating LVM volume groups:"
+
/sbin/vgchange -an --ignorelockingfailure
+
-fi
+
 
-
 
-
# This never hurts again (especially since root-on-LVM always fails
+
-echo "Remounting root filesystem read-only:"
# to deactivate the / logical volume...  but at least it was
+
# remounted as read-only first)
+
/bin/sync
+
+
-# sleep 3 fixes problems with some hard drives that don't
+
-# otherwise finish syncing before reboot or poweroff
+
-/bin/sleep 3
+
-
+
# This is to ensure all processes have completed on SMP machines:
+
wait
+
-
+
-if [ -x /sbin/genpowerd ]; then
+
-  # See if this is a powerfail situation:
+
-  if /bin/egrep -q "FAIL|SCRAM" /etc/upsstatus 2> /dev/null ; then
+
-    # Signal UPS to shut off the inverter:
+
-    /sbin/genpowerd -k
+
-    if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
+
-      echo
+
-      echo "There was an error signaling the UPS."
+
-      echo "Perhaps you need to edit /etc/genpowerd.conf to configure"
+
-      echo "the serial line and UPS type."
+
-      # Wasting 15 seconds of precious power:
+
-      /bin/sleep 15
+
-    fi
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Now halt (poweroff with APM or ACPI enabled kernels) or reboot.
+
-if [ "$command" = "reboot" ]; then
+
-  echo "Rebooting."
+
-  /sbin/reboot
+
-else
+
-  /sbin/poweroff
+
-fi
+
-
+
diff -urNB rc.d-original/rc.6 rc.d/rc.6
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.6  2012-08-15 01:03:12.000000000 +0200
+
+++ rc.d/rc.6  2012-09-29 15:23:23.363807355 +0200
+
@@ -37,22 +37,6 @@
+
                ;;
+
esac
+
+
-# Save the system time to the hardware clock using hwclock --systohc.
+
-if [ -x /sbin/hwclock ]; then
+
-  # Check for a broken motherboard RTC clock (where ioports for rtc are
+
-  # unknown) to prevent hwclock causing a hang:
+
-  if ! grep -q -w rtc /proc/ioports ; then
+
-    CLOCK_OPT="--directisa"
+
-  fi
+
-  if grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock 2> /dev/null ; then
+
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (UTC)."
+
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --utc --systohc
+
-  else
+
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
+
-    /sbin/hwclock  $CLOCK_OPT --localtime --systohc
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Run any local shutdown scripts:
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown ]; then
+
  /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown stop
+
@@ -98,32 +82,6 @@
+
  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus stop
+
fi
+
+
-# Kill any processes (typically gam) that would otherwise prevent
+
-# unmounting NFS volumes:
+
-unset FUSER_DELAY
+
-for dir in $(/bin/mount | grep 'type nfs' | cut -d ' ' -f 3 ) ; do
+
-  echo "Killing processes holding NFS mount $dir open..."
+
-  # Background this to prevent fuser from also blocking shutdown:
+
-  /usr/bin/fuser -k -m $dir &
+
-  FUSER_DELAY=5
+
-done
+
-# If fuser was run, let it have some delay:
+
-if [ ! -z "$FUSER_DELAY" ]; then
+
-  sleep $FUSER_DELAY
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Unmount any NFS, SMB, or CIFS filesystems:
+
-echo "Unmounting remote filesystems."
+
-/bin/umount -v -a -l -f -r -t nfs,smbfs,cifs
+
-
+
-# Try to shut down pppd:
+
-PS="$(ps ax)"
+
-if echo "$PS" | /bin/grep -q -w pppd ; then
+
-  if [ -x /usr/sbin/ppp-off ]; then
+
-    /usr/sbin/ppp-off
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Shut down YP services:
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.yp ]; then
+
  if grep -wq stop /etc/rc.d/rc.yp ; then
+
@@ -131,45 +89,11 @@
+
  fi
+
fi
+
+
-# Bring down the networking system, but first make sure that this
+
-# isn't a diskless client with the / partition mounted via NFS:
+
-if ! /bin/mount | /bin/grep -q 'on / type nfs' ; then
+
-  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 ]; then
+
-    . /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 stop
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# In case dhcpcd might have been manually started on the command line,
+
-# look for the .pid file, and shut dhcpcd down if it's found:
+
-if /bin/ls /etc/dhcpc/*.pid 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
+
-  /sbin/dhcpcd -k 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+
-  # A little time for /etc/resolv.conf and/or other files to
+
-  # restore themselves.
+
-  sleep 2
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Shut down PCMCIA devices:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia ]; then
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia stop
+
-  # The cards might need a little extra time here to deactivate:
+
-  /bin/sleep 5
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Turn off process accounting:
+
if [ -x /sbin/accton -a -r /var/log/pacct ]; then
+
  /sbin/accton off
+
fi
+
+
-# Terminate acpid before syslog:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid -a -r /var/run/acpid.pid ]; then # quit
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid stop
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Stop udev:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev ]; then
+
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.udev force-stop
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Kill all remaining processes.
+
if [ ! "$1" = "fast" ]; then
+
  echo "Sending all processes the SIGTERM signal."
+
@@ -187,16 +111,6 @@
+
  fi
+
fi
+
+
-# Carry a random seed between reboots.
+
-echo "Saving random seed from /dev/urandom in /etc/random-seed."
+
-# Use the pool size from /proc, or 512 bytes:
+
-if [ -r /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize ]; then
+
-  /bin/dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 bs=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/poolsize) 2> /dev/null
+
-else
+
-  /bin/dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/random-seed count=1 bs=512 2> /dev/null
+
-fi
+
-/bin/chmod 600 /etc/random-seed
+
-
+
# Before unmounting file systems write a reboot or halt record to wtmp.
+
$command -w
+
+
@@ -205,17 +119,6 @@
+
  rm -f /var/lock/subsys/*
+
fi
+
+
-# Turn off swap:
+
-echo "Turning off swap."
+
-/sbin/swapoff -a
+
-/bin/sync
+
-
+
-echo "Unmounting local file systems."
+
-/bin/umount -v -a -t no,proc,sysfs
+
-
+
-echo "Remounting root filesystem read-only."
+
 
-/bin/mount -v -n -o remount,ro /
 
-/bin/mount -v -n -o remount,ro /
 
-
 
-
Line 625: Line 355:
 
  /bin/sync
 
  /bin/sync
 
   
 
   
@@ -240,45 +143,10 @@
+
@@ -288,12 +243,3 @@
   done
+
    fi
 +
   fi
 
  fi
 
  fi
 
-# Deactivate LVM volume groups:
 
-if [ -r /etc/lvmtab -o -d /etc/lvm/backup ]; then
 
-  echo "Deactivating LVM volume groups:"
 
-  /sbin/vgchange -an --ignorelockingfailure
 
-fi
 
-
 
# This never hurts again (especially since root-on-LVM always fails
 
# to deactivate the / logical volume...  but at least it was
 
# remounted as read-only first)
 
/bin/sync
 
 
-# sleep 3 fixes problems with some hard drives that don't
 
-# otherwise finish syncing before reboot or poweroff
 
-/bin/sleep 3
 
-
 
# This is to ensure all processes have completed on SMP machines:
 
wait
 
-
 
-if [ -x /sbin/genpowerd ]; then
 
-  # See if this is a powerfail situation:
 
-  if /bin/egrep -q "FAIL|SCRAM" /etc/upsstatus 2> /dev/null ; then
 
-    # Signal UPS to shut off the inverter:
 
-    /sbin/genpowerd -k
 
-    if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
 
-      echo
 
-      echo "There was an error signaling the UPS."
 
-      echo "Perhaps you need to edit /etc/genpowerd.conf to configure"
 
-      echo "the serial line and UPS type."
 
-      # Wasting 15 seconds of precious power:
 
-      /bin/sleep 15
 
-    fi
 
-  fi
 
-fi
 
 
-
 
-
 
-# Now halt (poweroff with APM or ACPI enabled kernels) or reboot.
 
-# Now halt (poweroff with APM or ACPI enabled kernels) or reboot.
-if [ "$command" = "reboot" ]; then
+
-if [ "$shutdown_command" = "reboot" ]; then
 
-  echo "Rebooting."
 
-  echo "Rebooting."
 
-  /sbin/reboot
 
-  /sbin/reboot
Line 671: Line 368:
 
-fi
 
-fi
 
-
 
-
diff -urNB rc.d-original/rc.M rc.d/rc.M
+
diff -ruN rc.d-original/rc.M rc.d/rc.M
--- rc.d-original/rc.M 2012-09-25 19:47:07.000000000 +0200
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.M 2016-05-05 06:27:00.000000000 +0200
+++ rc.d/rc.M   2012-09-29 15:33:01.756524040 +0200
+
+++ rc.d/rc.M 2016-07-09 14:14:20.090096570 +0200
 
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 
   /sbin/ldconfig &
 
   /sbin/ldconfig &
Line 685: Line 382:
 
  if [ -r /etc/HOSTNAME ]; then
 
  if [ -r /etc/HOSTNAME ]; then
 
   /bin/hostname $(cat /etc/HOSTNAME | cut -f1 -d .)
 
   /bin/hostname $(cat /etc/HOSTNAME | cut -f1 -d .)
@@ -47,31 +43,6 @@
+
@@ -109,13 +105,6 @@
# Save the contents of 'dmesg':
+
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth start
/bin/dmesg -s 65536 > /var/log/dmesg
+
+
-# Initialize PCMCIA devices:
+
-#
+
-# NOTE: This used to be started near the top of rc.S so that PCMCIA devices
+
-# could be fsck'ed along with the other drives.  This had some unfortunate
+
-# side effects, however, since root isn't yet read-write, and /var might not
+
-# even be mounted the .pid files can't be correctly written in /var/run and
+
-# the pcmcia system can't be correctly shut down.  If you want some PCMCIA
+
-# partition to be mounted at boot (or when the card is inserted) then add
+
-# the appropriate lines to /etc/pcmcia/scsi.opts.
+
-#
+
-# Note that the stuff in /etc/pcmcia/ is only for 2.4.x kernels using
+
-# 16-bit PCMCIA cards (not 32-bit Cardbus cards!).  For example, with a
+
-# wireless card you might need to set options in /etc/pcmcia OR in
+
-# /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf, or even in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf (with
+
-# extra options if needed for the encryption key, ESSID, etc.)
+
-#
+
-# Hopefully this situation will be unified in the future, but for now
+
-# that's how it is...
+
-#
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia ]; then
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia start
+
-  # The cards might need a little extra time here to initialize.
+
-  sleep 5
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Start the system logger.
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.syslog -a -x /usr/sbin/syslogd -a -d /var/log ]; then
+
   . /etc/rc.d/rc.syslog start
+
@@ -83,40 +54,11 @@
+
  /usr/bin/fc-cache -f &
+
 
  fi
 
  fi
 
   
 
   
-# Run rc.udev again.  This will start udev if it is not already running
+
-# Start wicd or networkmanager:
-# (for example, upon return from runlevel 1), otherwise it will trigger it
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd -a -x /usr/sbin/wicd ]; then
-# to look for device changes and to generate persistent rules if needed.
+
sh /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start
-if grep -wq sysfs /proc/mounts && grep -q tmpfs /proc/filesystems ; then
+
-elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager ]; then
-  if ! grep -wq nohotplug /proc/cmdline ; then
+
sh /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start
-   if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev ]; then
+
-     /bin/sh /etc/rc.d/rc.udev start
+
-    fi
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Initialize the networking hardware.
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 ]; then
+
. /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Look for additional USB/SCSI/IEEE1394/etc devices on multiple LUNs:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.scanluns ]; then
+
. /etc/rc.d/rc.scanluns
+
 
-fi
 
-fi
 
-
 
-
Line 745: Line 396:
 
  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2 ]; then
 
  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2 ]; then
 
   . /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2
 
   . /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2
 +
@@ -126,14 +115,6 @@
 +
  . /etc/rc.d/rc.scanluns
 
  fi
 
  fi
 
   
 
   
 
-# Mount any additional filesystem types that haven't already been mounted:
 
-# Mount any additional filesystem types that haven't already been mounted:
-mount -a -v 2> /dev/null | grep -v "already mounted"
+
-mount -a -v 2> /dev/null | grep -v -e "already mounted" -e "ignored" | cut -f 1 -d : | tr -d ' ' | while read dev ; do mount | grep "${dev} " ; done
 
-
 
-
 
-# Start the Control Script for automounter:
 
-# Start the Control Script for automounter:
Line 758: Line 411:
 
  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd ]; then
 
  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd ]; then
 
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start
 
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start
@@ -135,17 +77,6 @@
+
@@ -153,16 +134,6 @@
 
  chmod 755 / 2> /dev/null
 
  chmod 755 / 2> /dev/null
 
  chmod 1777 /tmp /var/tmp
 
  chmod 1777 /tmp /var/tmp
 
   
 
   
-# Start APM or ACPI daemon.
+
-# Start ACPI daemon.
-# If APM is enabled in the kernel, start apmd:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid ]; then
-if [ -e /proc/apm ]; then
+
if [ -x /usr/sbin/apmd ]; then
+
-    echo "Starting APM daemon:  /usr/sbin/apmd"
+
-    /usr/sbin/apmd
+
-  fi
+
-elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid ]; then # otherwise, start acpid:
+
 
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid start
 
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid start
 +
-fi
 +
-
 +
-# Enable CPU frequency scaling:
 +
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq ]; then
 +
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq start
 
-fi
 
-fi
 
-
 
-
 
  # Update any existing icon cache files:
 
  # Update any existing icon cache files:
  if find /usr/share/icons 2> /dev/null | grep -q icon-theme.cache ; then
+
  if find /usr/share/icons -maxdepth 2 2> /dev/null | grep -q icon-theme.cache ; then
 
   for theme_dir in /usr/share/icons/* ; do
 
   for theme_dir in /usr/share/icons/* ; do
@@ -183,18 +114,6 @@
+
diff -ruN rc.d-original/rc.inet2 rc.d/rc.inet2
  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.hald start
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.inet2 2012-08-15 00:53:35.000000000 +0200
fi
+
+++ rc.d/rc.inet2 2016-07-09 14:10:49.388841574 +0200
+
@@ -16,51 +16,6 @@
-# Start Bluetooth:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth ]; then
+
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth start
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Start wicd or networkmanager:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd -a -x /usr/sbin/wicd ]; then
+
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start
+
-elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager ]; then
+
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start
+
-fi
+
-
+
# These GTK+/pango files need to be kept up to date for
+
# proper input method, pixbuf loaders, and font support.
+
if [ -x /usr/bin/update-gtk-immodules ]; then
+
@@ -207,60 +126,11 @@
+
  /usr/bin/update-pango-querymodules --verbose
+
fi
+
+
-# Start dnsmasq, a simple DHCP/DNS server:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.dnsmasq ]; then
+
-  /etc/rc.d/rc.dnsmasq start
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Start snmpd:
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.snmpd ]; then
+
  /etc/rc.d/rc.snmpd start
+
fi
+
+
-# Start the print spooling system.  This will usually be LPRng (lpd) or CUPS.
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups ]; then
+
-  # Start CUPS:
+
-  /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start
+
-elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.lprng ]; then
+
-  # Start LPRng (lpd):
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.lprng start
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Start netatalk. (a file/print server for Macs using Appletalk)
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.atalk ]; then
+
-  /etc/rc.d/rc.atalk start
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Start smartd, which monitors the status of S.M.A.R.T. compatible
+
-# hard drives and reports any problems.  Note some devices (which aren't
+
-# smart, I guess ;) will hang if probed by smartd, so it's commented out
+
-# by default.
+
-#if [ -x /usr/sbin/smartd ]; then
+
-#  /usr/sbin/smartd
+
-#fi
+
-
+
-# If we're using udev, make /dev/cdrom and any other optical drive symlinks
+
-# if some udev rule hasn't made them already:
+
-if grep -wq sysfs /proc/mounts && grep -q tmpfs /proc/filesystems; then
+
-  if ! grep -wq nohotplug /proc/cmdline ; then
+
-    if [ -x /lib/udev/rc.optical-symlinks -a -x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev ]; then
+
-      /bin/sh /lib/udev/rc.optical-symlinks
+
-    fi
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
-# Monitor the UPS with genpowerd.
+
-# To use this, uncomment this section and edit your settings in
+
-# /etc/genpowerd.conf (serial device, UPS type, etc).  For more information,
+
-# see "man genpowerd" or the extensive documentation in the
+
-# /usr/doc/genpower-*/ directory.
+
-# You'll also need to configure a similar block in /etc/rc.d/rc.6 if you want
+
-# support for stopping the UPS's inverter after the machine halts.
+
-#if [ -x /sbin/genpowerd ]; then
+
-#  echo "Starting genpowerd daemon..."
+
-#  /sbin/genpowerd
+
-#fi
+
-
+
# Turn on process accounting.  To enable process accounting, make sure the
+
# option for BSD process accounting is enabled in your kernel, and then
+
# create the file /var/log/pacct (touch /var/log/pacct).  By default, process
+
@@ -325,11 +195,6 @@
+
  . /etc/rc.d/rc.sendmail start
+
fi
+
+
-# Load ALSA (sound) defaults:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.alsa ]; then
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.alsa
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Load a custom screen font if the user has an rc.font script.
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.font ]; then
+
  . /etc/rc.d/rc.font
+
@@ -361,11 +226,6 @@
+
  . /etc/rc.d/rc.samba start
+
fi
+
+
-# Start the GPM mouse server:
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm ]; then
+
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm start
+
-fi
+
-
+
# If there are SystemV init scripts for this runlevel, run them.
+
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.sysvinit ]; then
+
  . /etc/rc.d/rc.sysvinit
+
diff -urNB rc.d-original/rc.S rc.d/rc.S
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.S  2012-09-13 21:38:34.000000000 +0200
+
+++ rc.d/rc.S  2012-09-29 15:23:23.391807582 +0200
+
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@
+
  fi
+
fi
+
+
-# Mount Control Groups filesystem interface:
+
-if grep -wq cgroup /proc/filesystems ; then
+
-  if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup ]; then
+
-    mount -t cgroup cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup
+
-  else
+
-    mkdir -p /dev/cgroup
+
-    mount -t cgroup cgroup /dev/cgroup
+
-  fi
+
-fi
+
-
+
# Initialize the Logical Volume Manager.
+
# This won't start unless we find /etc/lvmtab (LVM1) or
+
# /etc/lvm/backup/ (LVM2).  This is created by /sbin/vgscan, so to
+
diff -urNB rc.d-original/rc.inet2 rc.d/rc.inet2
+
--- rc.d-original/rc.inet2     2012-08-15 00:53:35.000000000 +0200
+
+++ rc.d/rc.inet2       2012-09-29 15:23:23.403807679 +0200
+
@@ -16,26 +16,6 @@
+
 
  # At this point, we are ready to talk to The World...
 
  # At this point, we are ready to talk to The World...
 
   
 
   
Line 927: Line 455:
 
-fi
 
-fi
 
-
 
-
# If /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc is executable, run it to load rpc.portmap, rpc.lockd,
+
-# If /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc is executable, run it to load rpc.portmap, rpc.lockd,
# and rpc.statd.  This might be needed to mount NFS partitions that are not
+
-# and rpc.statd.  This might be needed to mount NFS partitions that are not
# listed in /etc/fstab.  Starting this twice won't hurt as the script will
+
-# listed in /etc/fstab.  Starting this twice won't hurt as the script will
@@ -44,23 +24,6 @@
+
-# check if things are already running before trying to start them.
  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc start
+
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc ]; then
fi
+
sh /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc start
+
-fi
 +
-
 
-# Mount remote CIFS filesystems.  Note that where possible, using CIFS is
 
-# Mount remote CIFS filesystems.  Note that where possible, using CIFS is
 
-# preferred over SMBFS.  SMBFS is no longer actively maintained.
 
-# preferred over SMBFS.  SMBFS is no longer actively maintained.
Line 950: Line 479:
 
-  /sbin/mount -v -t smbfs
 
-  /sbin/mount -v -t smbfs
 
-fi
 
-fi
-
 
# Start the system logger if it is not already running (maybe because /usr
 
# is on a network partition).
 
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.syslog -a -d /var/log -a ! -r /var/run/syslogd.pid ]; then
 
diff -urNB rc.d-original/rc.syslog rc.d/rc.syslog
 
--- rc.d-original/rc.syslog    2010-10-21 01:03:54.000000000 +0200
 
+++ rc.d/rc.syslog      2012-09-29 15:23:23.419807809 +0200
 
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 
syslogd_start() {
 
  if [ -x /usr/sbin/syslogd -a -x /usr/sbin/klogd ]; then
 
-    echo -n "Starting sysklogd daemons:  "
 
-    echo -n "/usr/sbin/syslogd "
 
+#    echo -n "Starting sysklogd daemons:  "
 
+    echo -n "Starting /usr/sbin/syslogd "
 
+    echo
 
    /usr/sbin/syslogd
 
    # prevent syslogd/klogd race condition on SMP kernels
 
    if ps acx | grep -q udevd ; then
 
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@
 
    else
 
      sleep 1
 
    fi
 
-    echo "/usr/sbin/klogd -c 3 -x"
 
+#    echo "/usr/sbin/klogd -c 3 -x"
 
    # '-c 3' = display level 'error' or higher messages on console
 
    # '-x' = turn off broken EIP translation
 
-    /usr/sbin/klogd -c 3 -x
 
+#    /usr/sbin/klogd -c 3 -x
 
  fi
 
}
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
 
== Contact ==
 
== Contact ==
Comments, criticism can be addressed to roberto dot puzzanghera at sagredo dot eu (http://sagredo.eu)
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 21 July 2019

The purpose of this note is to setup a guest based on Slackware. What follows was tested on Slackware 14.2 to 13.1 (both 32b and 64b). I will assume that you have a Linux-Vserver box working.

Contents

[edit] Download

wget https://notes.sagredo.eu/sites/notes.sagredo.eu/files/linux-vserver/slack_vserver.tar.gz
tar xzf slack_vserver.tar.gz
cd slack_vserver
ls

You have downloaded the following files:

  • PKG_LIST is the package list to be installed in the guest
  • download_slack_pkg.sh is a script that you can use to download all the PKG_LIST. If you use this scriptlet all the package will be stored in the slackware[64]-version_pkg sub-folder.
  • make_slack_vserver.sh is the shell script that you have to adjust. It installs the guest.
  • rc is the startup script for the virtual server. It will be automatically copied in /etc/rc.d* /init.d/rc
  • linux-vserver_slackware-14.2.patch is the patch which modify rc.0, rc.6 rc.M, rc.S, rc.inet2 and rc.syslog. It must be applyed after the creation of the vserver process. In the patch I switched off all the mounts and executable that are related to the hardware.

[edit] Download the packages

First of all select a minimal set of packages to be installed on the virtual server. This list of 123 packages is based on the Minimal System reported at http://slackwiki.org/Minimal_System without all hardware, kernel and multimedia related packages. The install leads to a guest of about 460M of size. This set fits with the installation of a complete virtual web server including apache, apache-tomcat, php, mysql, postgresql, qmail and related, ftp, named.

I assume that the packages to be installed are stored in the slackware{$ARCH}-{$VERSION}_pkg folder. If not, adjust its location editing the make_slack_vserver.sh script.

You can download my minimal set of packages running the shell script download_slack_pkg.sh. It can create a folder like slackware{$ARCH}-{$VERSION}_pkg for you, where $ARCH has to be "64" if you want to download 64b packages or empty otherwise, while $VERSION is the Slackware version, so it's something like "14.2".

#!/bin/bash
#
# v. 2016.06.08
# Now the script parses comments in the package list (thanks to Mark Colclough)

VERSION="14.2" # Slackware version
ARCH="64" # you can put 64 for 64b cpu just to separate 64/32 download folders

# Put here your favourite Slackware repository
SRC="ftp://ftp.slackware.no/slackware/slackware${ARCH}-${VERSION}/"

# put here your pkg list
LIST="${PWD}/PKG_LIST"

# the directory where you unpacked slack_vserver.tar.gz
# $PWD should work, otherwise put /path/to/slack_vserver
SETUP=$PWD

# the directory where you want to download the slackware packages
PACKAGES="${SETUP}/slackware${ARCH}-${VERSION}_pkg"

# create the folder where the pkg will be downloaded
if [ ! -d "$PACKAGES" ]; then
        mkdir -p $PACKAGES
fi

# create the "patches" sub-folder
if [ ! -d "${PACKAGES}/patches" ]; then
        mkdir -p "${PACKAGES}/patches"
fi

# download
cd $PACKAGES

if [ -f $LIST ]; then
        while read LINE
            do
            [ "$LINE" ] || continue
            [ "${LINE#\#}" = "$LINE" ] || continue
            wget "${SRC}slackware${ARCH}/${LINE}*.t?z"
        done < $LIST
else
        echo "Can't find $LIST file."
        exit 1
fi

# download packages from the patches folder
cd ${PACKAGES}/patches

if [ -f ${LIST} ]; then
        while read LINE
        do
                IFS='/' read -ra PKG <<< "$LINE"
                [ "${PKG#\#}" = "${PKG}" ] || continue
                PKG_LEN=${#PKG[@]}
                if [ $PKG_LEN == 2 ]; then
                        wget "${SRC}patches/packages/${PKG[1]}*.t?z"
                fi
        done < $LIST
else
        echo "Can't find $LIST file."
        exit 1
fi

NB: this script tries also to overwrite the packages downloaded from the /slackware folder with the updates belonging to the /patches dir.

[edit] Make the guest

Now let's create the guest and install the packages. As you know you must choose at least a "name", a "context" and an ip. In addition you have to modify most of the rc.* startup scripts removing all the hardware related daemons, and finally replace the /dev dir.

This is done adjusting and running the script make_slack_vserver.sh:

#!/bin/bash
#
# v. 2016.07.05
# Author: Roberto Puzzanghera
# Thanks to Mark Colclough for corrections
#
# This script installs a Slackware guest into a linux-vserver host (http://linux-vserver.org)
#
# Comments are welcome :-)
# More info here: https://notes.sagredo.eu/other-contents-186/slackware-guest-on-linux-vserver-7.html

# adjust this to where your things live
NAME=test
HOSTNAME=$NAME.YOURDOMAIN.XY
IP=10.0.0.182
INTERFACE=eth0:$IP/24
CONTEXT=5182
VERSION=14.2 # Slackware version
ARCH="64" # you can put 64 for 64b cpu just to separate 64/32 download folders

# where is the vservers dir? default is /vservers
VDIR="/usr/local/vservers"

# the directory where you unpacked slack_vserver.tar.gz
# $PWD should work, otherwise put /path/to/slack_vserver
SETUP=$PWD

# the directory where you downloaded the slackware packages
PACKAGES="${SETUP}/slackware${ARCH}-${VERSION}_pkg"

# the path to rc script file (leave as is)
RC="${SETUP}/rc"

################### end configuration

# sanity check

if [ ! -d "$VDIR" ]; then
        echo
        echo "Can't find VDIR dir: $VDIR"
        echo "Exiting"
        echo
        exit 1
fi
if [ ! -d "$SETUP" ]; then
        echo 
        echo "Can't find SETUP dir: $SETUP"
        echo "Exiting"
        echo
        exit 1
fi
if [ ! -d "$PACKAGES" ]; then
        echo
        echo "Can't find PACKAGES dir: $PACKAGES"
        echo "Exiting"
        echo
        exit 1
fi
if [ ! -f "$RC" ]; then
        echo
        echo "Can't find RC path: $RC"
        echo "Exiting"
        echo
        exit 1
fi

# if everything is ok start the install

echo
read -p "press any key to make skeleton..."
vserver ${NAME} build -m skeleton \
        --hostname ${HOSTNAME} \
        --interface ${INTERFACE} \
        --context $CONTEXT \
        --flags lock,virt_mem,virt_uptime,virt_cpu,virt_load,sched_hard,hide_netif \
        --initstyle sysv
echo "...done"
echo

read -p "press any key to move the /dev folder to a temp dir the /dev folder..."
mv $VDIR/$NAME/dev $VDIR/$NAME/dev2

echo
read -p "press any key to install packages..."
cd $PACKAGES
installpkg --root $VDIR/$NAME *.t?z;
ROOT=$VDIR/$NAME upgradepkg patches/*.t?z;
echo "...done"
echo

echo
read -p "press any key to copy the rc script to /etc/rc.d/init.d..."
echo
echo "copying rc to /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc"
cp -p $RC $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/init.d/
echo "...done"

echo
echo "removing x flag to rc.sshd and rc.inetd, removing not needed rc scripts"
chmod -x $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.sshd $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.inetd
rm $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.modules* $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1* $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d/rc.loop
echo "...done"
echo

echo "trying to adjust HOSTNAME, hosts, resolv.conf, profile. Check them later..."
cp /etc/resolv.conf $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
cp /etc/localtime $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
rm $VDIR/$NAME/etc/profile
cp /etc/profile $VDIR/$NAME/etc/
echo $HOSTNAME >  $VDIR/$NAME/etc/HOSTNAME
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $VDIR/$NAME/etc/hosts
echo "$IP $HOSTNAME $NAME" >> $VDIR/$NAME/etc/hosts
touch $VDIR/$NAME/etc/mtab
touch $VDIR/$NAME/etc/fstab
echo "...done"
echo

read -p "press any key to restore /dev2 to /dev"
rm -r $VDIR/$NAME/dev
mv $VDIR/$NAME/dev2 $VDIR/$NAME/dev

echo
echo -n "Do you want that I apply the patch for you y/n? [y] "
read VAR_PATCH

if [ "$VAR_PATCH" = 'y' ] || [ "$VAR_PATCH" = '' ]; then

        if [ ! -f "${SETUP}/linux-vserver_slackware-${VERSION}.patch" ]; then
                echo
                echo "Can't find any PATCH here: ${SETUP}/linux-vserver_slackware-${VERSION}.patch"
                echo "Exiting"
                echo
                exit 1
        fi

        cd ${VDIR}/${NAME}/etc/rc.d
        patch -p1 < ${SETUP}/linux-vserver_slackware-${VERSION}.patch
        echo "patch applyed."
        echo
        echo "You can start and enter the virtual server typing: "
        echo
        echo "vserver $NAME start"
        echo "vserver $NAME enter"

        else
                echo
                echo "DON'T FORGET to patch /etc/rc.d as follows: "
                echo
                echo "cd $VDIR/$NAME/etc/rc.d"
                echo "patch -p1 < $SETUP/linux-vserver_slackware-$VERSION.patch"
fi

echo
echo "More info on http://notes.sagredo.eu/node/7"
echo

[edit] Apply the patch

The script itsself can install the patch for you. Anyway this is how to apply the patch by yourself:

cd /vservers/vserver_name/etc/rc.d
patch -p1 < /path/to/slack_vserver/slackware-14.2.patch

Inside the tarball you can find the old patch for Slackware 14.1, 14.0, 13.37 and 13.1, if you like.

[edit] Post installation tasks

Put this inside your rc.local:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/init.d/vprocunhide  start

[edit] Start the new server

vserver <vserver_name> start
vserver <vserver_name> enter

[edit] Patch applayed

diff -ruN rc.d-original/rc.6 rc.d/rc.6
--- rc.d-original/rc.6	2016-03-26 17:48:37.000000000 +0100
+++ rc.d/rc.6	2016-07-09 14:08:48.470713168 +0200
@@ -37,36 +37,6 @@
 		;;
 esac
 
-# Save the system time to the hardware clock using hwclock --systohc.
-# This will also create or update the timestamps in /etc/adjtime.
-if [ -x /sbin/hwclock ]; then
-  # Check for a broken motherboard RTC clock (where ioports for rtc are
-  # unknown) to prevent hwclock causing a hang:
-  if ! grep -q " : rtc" /proc/ioports ; then
-    CLOCK_OPT="--directisa"
-  fi
-  if [ /etc/adjtime -nt /etc/hardwareclock ]; then
-    if grep -q "^LOCAL" /etc/adjtime ; then
-      echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
-    else
-      echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (UTC)."
-    fi
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --systohc
-  elif grep -q "^UTC" /etc/hardwareclock 2> /dev/null ; then
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (UTC)."
-    if [ ! -r /etc/adjtime ]; then
-      echo "Creating system time correction file /etc/adjtime."
-    fi
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --utc --systohc
-  else
-    echo "Saving system time to the hardware clock (localtime)."
-    if [ ! -r /etc/adjtime ]; then
-      echo "Creating system time correction file /etc/adjtime."
-    fi
-    /sbin/hwclock $CLOCK_OPT --localtime --systohc
-  fi
-fi
-
 # Run any local shutdown scripts:
 if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown ]; then
   /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown stop
@@ -126,10 +96,6 @@
   sleep $FUSER_DELAY
 fi
 
-# Unmount any NFS, SMB, or CIFS filesystems:
-echo "Unmounting remote filesystems:"
-/bin/umount -v -a -l -f -r -t nfs,smbfs,cifs | tr -d ' ' | grep successfully | sed "s/:successfullyunmounted/ has been successfully unmounted./g"
-
 # Try to shut down pppd:
 PS="$(ps ax)"
 if echo "$PS" | /bin/grep -q -w pppd ; then
@@ -215,22 +181,11 @@
 # Before unmounting file systems write a reboot or halt record to wtmp.
 $shutdown_command -w
 
-# Turn off swap:
-echo "Turning off swap."
-/sbin/swapoff -a
-/bin/sync
-
 # Stop cgmanager and cgproxy:
 if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.cgmanager ]; then
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.cgmanager stop
 fi
 
-echo "Unmounting local file systems:"
-/bin/umount -v -a -t no,proc,sysfs | tr -d ' ' | grep successfully | sed "s/:successfullyunmounted/ has been successfully unmounted./g" 2> /dev/null
-
-echo "Remounting root filesystem read-only:"
-/bin/mount -v -n -o remount,ro /
-
 # This never hurts:
 /bin/sync
 
@@ -288,12 +243,3 @@
     fi
   fi
 fi
-
-# Now halt (poweroff with APM or ACPI enabled kernels) or reboot.
-if [ "$shutdown_command" = "reboot" ]; then
-  echo "Rebooting."
-  /sbin/reboot
-else
-  /sbin/poweroff
-fi
-
diff -ruN rc.d-original/rc.M rc.d/rc.M
--- rc.d-original/rc.M	2016-05-05 06:27:00.000000000 +0200
+++ rc.d/rc.M	2016-07-09 14:14:20.090096570 +0200
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
   /sbin/ldconfig &
 fi
 
-# Screen blanks after 15 minutes idle time, and powers down in one hour
-# if the kernel supports APM or ACPI power management:
-/bin/setterm -blank 15 -powersave powerdown -powerdown 60
-
 # Set the hostname.
 if [ -r /etc/HOSTNAME ]; then
   /bin/hostname $(cat /etc/HOSTNAME | cut -f1 -d .)
@@ -109,13 +105,6 @@
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth start
 fi
 
-# Start wicd or networkmanager:
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd -a -x /usr/sbin/wicd ]; then
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start
-elif [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager ]; then
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start
-fi
-
 # Start networking daemons:
 if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2 ]; then
   . /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2
@@ -126,14 +115,6 @@
   . /etc/rc.d/rc.scanluns
 fi
 
-# Mount any additional filesystem types that haven't already been mounted:
-mount -a -v 2> /dev/null | grep -v -e "already mounted" -e "ignored" | cut -f 1 -d : | tr -d ' ' | while read dev ; do mount | grep "${dev} " ; done
-
-# Start the Control Script for automounter:
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.autofs ]; then
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.autofs start
-fi
-
 # Start the Network Time Protocol daemon:
 if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd ]; then
   sh /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start
@@ -153,16 +134,6 @@
 chmod 755 / 2> /dev/null
 chmod 1777 /tmp /var/tmp
 
-# Start ACPI daemon.
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid ]; then
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.acpid start
-fi
-
-# Enable CPU frequency scaling:
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq ]; then
-  . /etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq start
-fi
-
 # Update any existing icon cache files:
 if find /usr/share/icons -maxdepth 2 2> /dev/null | grep -q icon-theme.cache ; then
   for theme_dir in /usr/share/icons/* ; do
diff -ruN rc.d-original/rc.inet2 rc.d/rc.inet2
--- rc.d-original/rc.inet2	2012-08-15 00:53:35.000000000 +0200
+++ rc.d/rc.inet2	2016-07-09 14:10:49.388841574 +0200
@@ -16,51 +16,6 @@
 # At this point, we are ready to talk to The World...
 
 
-# Mount remote (NFS) filesystems:
-if cat /etc/fstab | grep -v '^#' | grep -w nfs 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-  # Start rpc.portmap, /sbin/rpc.lockd, and /sbin/rpc.statd if we find NFS
-  # volumes defined in /etc/fstab since these will need to be running in order
-  # to mount them.  If they are not running, attempting to mount an NFS
-  # partition will cause mount to hang, or at least result in unreliable
-  # operation.  Keep this in mind if you plan to mount unlisted NFS
-  # partitions... 
-  # If you have uncommented NFS partitions in your /etc/fstab, rc.rpc is run
-  # whether it is set as executable or not.  If you don't want to run it,
-  # comment the NFS partitions out in /etc/fstab or erase/rename rc.rpc.
-  if [ -r /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc ]; then
-    sh /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc start
-  fi
-  echo "Mounting remote (NFS) file systems:  /sbin/mount -a -t nfs"
-  /sbin/mount -a -t nfs          # This may be our /usr runtime!
-  # Show the mounted volumes:
-  /sbin/mount -v -t nfs
-fi
-
-# If /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc is executable, run it to load rpc.portmap, rpc.lockd,
-# and rpc.statd.  This might be needed to mount NFS partitions that are not
-# listed in /etc/fstab.  Starting this twice won't hurt as the script will
-# check if things are already running before trying to start them.
-if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc ]; then
-  sh /etc/rc.d/rc.rpc start
-fi
-
-# Mount remote CIFS filesystems.  Note that where possible, using CIFS is
-# preferred over SMBFS.  SMBFS is no longer actively maintained.
-if cat /etc/fstab | grep -v '^#' | grep -w cifs 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-  echo "Mounting remote CIFS file systems:  /sbin/mount -a -t cifs"
-  /sbin/mount -a -t cifs
-  # Show the mounted volumes:
-  /sbin/mount -v -t cifs
-fi
-
-# Mount remote SMB filesystems:
-if cat /etc/fstab | grep -v '^#' | grep -w smbfs 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-  echo "Mounting remote SMBFS file systems:  /sbin/mount -a -t smbfs"
-  /sbin/mount -a -t smbfs
-  # Show the mounted volumes:
-  /sbin/mount -v -t smbfs
-fi

[edit] Contact

Comments and criticism can be addressed to roberto dot puzzanghera at sagredo dot eu (https://notes.sagredo.eu/other-contents-186/slackware-guest-on-linux-vserver-7.html)

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