Is there a neat way to daemonize the mrc_client.py and mrc_server.py for
Mystic Relay Chat on startup?

I have tried nohup python mrc_client.py in the rc.d but it seems to not work when run as a root.

Thanks

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On 09/18/16, Grud said the following...

Is there a neat way to daemonize the mrc_client.py and mrc_server.py for Mystic Relay Chat on startup?

I have tried nohup python mrc_client.py in the rc.d but it seems to not work when run as a root.

Just add & at the end of the command and it should put it in the background.
:)

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Is there a neat way to daemonize the mrc_client.py and mrc_server.py for Mystic Relay Chat on startup?

Welcome Grud!

I'm hosting by BBS on raspberry too, precisely mod. 1 B. I've setup a script that is checking by CRONTAB each 5 min. if MRC is running, if yes=NONE, if no=EXEC and if double process=KILL the youngest.

So, there's no need to insert it cheap&dirt in /etc/rc.local - or other:
5min, and it starts.

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So, there's no need to insert it cheap&dirt in /etc/rc.local - or other: 5min, and it starts.

As Pequito said, just remember '&' at the end of the exec string! It will put the process in bg - sorry, I was forgiving to tell this :)

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Is there a neat way to daemonize the mrc_client.py and mrc_server.py for

nohup python mrc_client.py tbbs.homeip.net 500 &

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On 09/19/16, Solarbaby said the following...

Is there a neat way to daemonize the mrc_client.py and mrc_server.py

nohup python mrc_client.py tbbs.homeip.net 500 &

Make sure that says 5000 not 500. :P

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Any chance you could share that script? I know cron can run scripts at different users, which seems to be my problem.

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Any chance you could share that script? I know cron can run scripts at different users, which seems to be my problem.

Of course >> sudo crontab -e >> open cron config for root

crontab -e >> open cron config or non-root

Maybe have you put the exec string in the wrong user?

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Maybe have you put the exec string in the wrong user?

Well I have no problem editing my crontab for the bbs user, but it sounds
like your script has a nice way of checking and restarting the service if it should go down. I would be curious to see how you do that.

I can just crontab it to run the mrc server/client and just hope that it
stays running without problems. Doesn't seem like the most elegant solution though.

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