.daemon_wrapper

NAME

SYNOPSIS

AVAILABILITY

DESCRIPTION

The daemon_command is started with the directory first changed to root (/) if PWDPRESERVE=daemon_command is not set in the daemon_command.

The .daemon_wrapper command is used for two purposes:

1)

start a command from the root (/) working directory.

2)

allow multiple versions of the same command to be present in the lib/daemon/ directory without to pollute the bin/ directory with all the symbolic links.

Typically commands that need to be present in different versions simultaneously are commands having long run times, daemons or commands for special purposes, where the program might run during a patch update of the package.

Examples for daemon type commands are: logcheckd(1m), job(1) and passwdsyncd(1m).

An example for a long running program is: lots(1m).

An example for a special purpose program is: patchinstall(1m).

OPTIONS

ENVIRONMENT

EXIT STATUS

101

Bourne shell not found in any of the directories: /bin, /sbin or /usr/local/bin.

102

program edrc/lib/daemon/daemon_command does not exist.

103

user calling the command has no permission to access/execute the called daemon_command.

107

direct call of .daemon_wrapper not allowed.

FILES

lib/daemon/

location of the commands started as daemons.

EXAMPLES

SEE ALSO

NOTES

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AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see edrc/doc/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.