Server Fault Stack Exchange
Server Fault Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [daemon]

On linux an unix-like systems is demon the designation of processes running in the background and providing certain services. Direct user intaractions with demons are not intended.

286 questions
0
votes
0 answers

Why is there no (Debian) init.d script for usbipd? Should I write my own?

I just installed the usbip package on my Debian Wheezy (7.1) . For some reason, it comes without an init.d script. Why is there no init.d script for it? Should I roll out my own? Or am I doing something wrong? What's the best way to ensure the…
einpoklum
  • 1,652
  • 3
  • 21
  • 31
0
votes
0 answers

Java daemon: "...not allowed access to the window system right now." on boot

I have a daemon (/Library/LaunchDaemons/...) configured to launch on boot. However, I get the following error: Nov 17 20:36:24 server.local java[28972]: This user is not allowed access to the window system right now. Nov 17 20:36:24 server…
jstm88
  • 757
  • 2
  • 9
  • 21
0
votes
1 answer

ConfigServer CSF and iptables config

I'm aware there is a /etc/sysconfig/iptables file, with rules for iptables (and what's the effective difference with /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config?). I installed CSF & LFD. You can configure ports within /etc/csf/csf.conf, but the…
Florian Mertens
  • 413
  • 4
  • 10
0
votes
1 answer

How can I have a deamon invoke scripts as another user?

I am configuring a server connected to an UPS. The UPS is managed via apcupsd and it calls some scripts when there is a power outage and when the situation goes back to normal. The server is running serveral virtual machines that are launched by the…
mariosangiorgio
  • 127
  • 2
  • 7
0
votes
1 answer

How can I run git daemon using launchd (on demand, inited style)?

I am trying to run git daemon using launchd (on demand, inited style). But git clone git clone git://127.0.0.1/testrepo fails with Cloning into 'testrepo'... fatal: unable to connect to 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1[0: 127.0.0.1]: errno=Connection…
shakthi
  • 101
  • 2
0
votes
1 answer

What is the mdbs_daemon, and why is it listening on port 800 on my server?

While trying to resolve a ports issue on a staging server, I happened to run an nmap on our production server, and found that port 800 was open: 800/tcp open mdbs_daemon I have no idea what mdbs_daemon is - I have googled the port number and the…
HorusKol
  • 751
  • 5
  • 13
  • 31
0
votes
2 answers

VSFTPd 3.0.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 Init File

I installed the VSFTPd 3.0.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 following this commands: $ wget https://security.appspot.com/downloads/vsftpd-3.0.2.tar.gz $ tar xzvf vsftpd-3.0.2.tar.gz $ cd vsftpd-3.0.2 $ make -j8 $ mkdir -p /usr/share/empty /var/ftp…
Caio Tarifa
  • 65
  • 2
  • 10
0
votes
4 answers

Daemon process exiting when shell closes

I have a script which starts a daemon process and then sleeps for 20 seconds. If I run the script on SLES11 SP1 or RHEL6 then after the script exits the process is still running. If I run the script on SLES11 SP3 or RHEL6.3 then after the script…
Pace
  • 235
  • 2
  • 12
0
votes
2 answers

keep linux subsystem service up and running forever

I have created a subsystem file which runs java program I have created. The subsystem file resides in /etc/init.d and allows me to stop and start the service with a consistent interface (start and stop). It is based off of this tutorial:…
petey
  • 572
  • 3
  • 9
  • 20
0
votes
2 answers

Creating gid/uid for your custom created daemon?

Assume you have created a daemon (custom written) and want to create new uid/gid for this program. Are there any standard practices? e.g. Should the uid and gid be the same? Should the id start from 1000? or any? The reason I ask is currently I…
Ryan
  • 5,831
  • 24
  • 72
  • 91
0
votes
1 answer

Windows Azure openSUSE: rcnetwork not starting

I have a Linux VM in Azure, created from their default image. My problem is simply that the init script network doesn't look like to start, so dependent services (apache, postfix...) won't start. If I run yast runlevel and try to start postfix it…
usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ
  • 2,359
  • 7
  • 34
  • 52
0
votes
2 answers

Does exist a linux service for watching/checking (and restarting, i.e. for a segfault) running daemons?

I'm searching for a linux service that watches/checks every n seconds a list of running processes/daemons for detecting (and noticing+restarting the process) any issues (like a segmentation fault in nginx). Is there any?
Andrea Rabbaglietti
  • 111
  • 1
  • 7
0
votes
1 answer

Why daemon does not run

My daemon used to run under 10.04, but no longer starts automatically on 12.04. If I start it manually /etc/init.d/sqlexecd start, it works. Here is the output of uname -a Linux steamboy 3.2.0-30-generic-pae #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 24 17:14:09 UTC…
octopusgrabbus
  • 175
  • 5
  • 21
0
votes
1 answer

Daemons refuse to start on Ubuntu 8.04 Server

We have a system that's already running on several instances of Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop. It has a bunch of daemons (one of them is PHP based) that need to be running and they work on our existing Ubuntu desktop instances. Now, I'm trying to set up the…
teukkam
  • 103
  • 3
0
votes
2 answers

Setting up rsync over the internet. How should I define it?

I need to sync two Linux servers in remote locations. To do so, I've decided to use rsync. I've set the rsync to run on the target as a daemon, and the actual syncing command is ran from the source. I wanted to ask if this is the right setup for…
Kuf
  • 449
  • 2
  • 8
  • 25
1 2 3
…
19 20