trouble with dbus

[Alex Smith]

Alfred Zastrow wrote:
> Hallo list,
> 
> what ist the right way to start the dbus-daemon (1.0.2) with upstart?
> I tried a modified script from Alex, looking like this:
> 
>  > --------------- snipp  ---------------------
>  > start on started udevtrigger
>  >
>  > stop on starting shutdown
>  >
>  > console output
>  > service
>  >
>  > pre-start script
>  >	if [ ! -d /var/run/dbus ]
>  >	then
>  >		mkdir /var/run/dbus
>  >	fi
>  >	chown messagebus:messagebus /var/run/dbus
>  > end script
>  >
>  > exec /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
>  >
>  > post-stop script
>  >	rm -f /var/run/dbus/pid
>  >	rm -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
>  > end script
>  > --------------- snapp  --------------------
> 
> I tried with and without 'respawn' and with and without 'service' and 
> I'm getting up to ten non-functional dbus-daemons (no pid and socket files)
> 
> This version seems to work, but I don't think that's the right way...
> 
> 
>  > --------------- snipp  ---------------------
>  > start on started udevtrigger
>  >
>  > stop on starting shutdown
>  >
>  > console output
>  > service
>  >
>  > pre-start script
>  >	if [ ! -d /var/run/dbus ]
>  >	then
>  >		mkdir /var/run/dbus
>  >	fi
>  >	chown messagebus:messagebus /var/run/dbus
>  >	/usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
>  > end script
>  >
>  > post-stop script
>  >	killall dbus-daemon
>  >	rm -f /var/run/dbus/pid
>  >	rm -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
>  > end script
>  > --------------- snapp  --------------------
> 
> 
> Who can help?
> 
> regards
> Alfred
> 

You need to pass --nofork to dbus, and also the dbus-uuidgen --ensure 
line from my script needs to be there. This one should work (I updated 
it today): 
http://ftp.frugalware.org/pub/other/upstart-jobs/upstart-jobs/etc/event.d/services/dbus

-- 
Alex Smith
Frugalware Linux developer - http://www.frugalware.org