Topic: /etc/runit/2 What is this file?

[Normando]

Under /etc/runit I found a file named "2" (number two, without quotes) and with the following content:

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#!/bin/sh

PATH=/command:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

exec </dev/null
exec runsvdir -P /service 'log: ..........................................with more than 350 dots.

I can't remember anything similar, but found in two servers, so I think there is no hack or something.

[byte]

Under /etc/runit I found a file named "2" (number two, without quotes) and with the following content:

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#!/bin/sh

PATH=/command:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

exec </dev/null
exec runsvdir -P /service 'log: ..........................................with more than 350 dots.

I can't remember anything similar, but found in two servers, so I think there is no hack or something.

I think that file is an emergency shell or something, if you do rpm -qf you can see what package it came from.

PS. Always give a better subject title

[Normando]

I think that file is an emergency shell or something, if you do rpm -qf you can see what package it came from.

PS. Always give a better subject title

Uppsss, yes, you are right. Thank you Gavin

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# rpm -qf /etc/runit/2
e-smith-runit-1.0.0-6.el4.sme
So, the package come from SME

[slords]

It is actually the file/program that inittab is running.  That is the main runit script that inittab keeps track of and then runit keeps track of most of our daemons to ensure they are running.  See /etc/inittab.

sv:7:respawn:/etc/runit/2

[CharlieBrady]

See these for documentation:

http://smarden.org/runit/
http://smarden.org/runit/replaceinit.html

[BTW, those are the first two hits when you google for /etc/runit/2.]

[Normando]

Thanks Shad and Charly, I understand now the job of this file.
Thank you