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Tonya Souther: /* Monitoring/restarting OpenSimulator with upstart */

2013-01-27T03:02:03Z

‎Monitoring/restarting OpenSimulator with upstart

2013-01-27T02:49:05Z

‎Monitoring/restarting OpenSimulator with upstart

2013-01-27T02:48:16Z

‎Monitoring/restarting OpenSimulator with upstart: ...updated to proper upstart directory

2013-01-27T02:46:01Z

Updating and expanding

2012-03-04T06:15:04Z

Robot: Replacing 'OpenSim' to 'OpenSimulator', which is the precise name

2012-03-04T02:01:28Z

Robot: Cosmetic changes

2011-06-10T13:51:09Z

Removed 'Template:' prefix from template includings and/or changed external-link into internal-link

2009-05-21T10:42:36Z

2009-03-08T00:23:27Z

‎Monitoring/restarting OpenSim with upstart

2009-03-07T23:41:27Z

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   end script
-  exec /bin/su - opensim -c '/usr/bin/screen -h 0 -D -m -U -S OpenSim -c /var/run/opensim/opensim.screenrc'
+  exec /bin/su - opensim -c "/usr/bin/screen -h 0 -D -m -U -S OpenSim -c /var/run/opensim/opensim.screenrc"
   respawn
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   aclchg <controlusers> +rwx "#?"
   chdir /usr/lib/opensim/bin
-  screen -h 500 -t opensim mono OpenSim.exe -gui=true
+  screen -h 500 -t opensim mono OpenSim.exe -console=basic
-where <controlusers> is a comma-separated list of users you want to give control of the OpenSim console to. This is needed if you run OpenSim as a service user account you never actually log in to. Note that that account must be created with a real shell.
+where <controlusers> is a comma-separated list of users you want to give control of the OpenSimulator console to. This is needed if you run OpenSim as a service user account you never actually log in to. Note that that account must be created with a real shell.
-Then, to start or stop OpenSim, just use:
+Then, to start or stop OpenSimulator, just use:
   # start opensim
@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 If OpenSimulator dies on its own, upstart will automatically restart it unless it dies three times within 60 seconds.

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 == Monitoring/restarting OpenSimulator with upstart ==
-The following assumes you're running OpenSimulator within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console. But that's not required to use upstart.
+The following assumes you're running OpenSimulator within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console. But that's not required to use upstart. It also assumes Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (or derivatives, like Linux Mint 13).
-Create a file, <tt>/etc/init/opensim</tt> , containing the following:
+Create a file, <tt>/etc/init/opensim.conf</tt> , containing the following:
   start on runlevel [!06]

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 The following assumes you're running OpenSimulator within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console. But that's not required to use upstart.
-Create a file, <tt>/etc/event.d/opensim</tt> , containing the following:
+Create a file, <tt>/etc/init/opensim</tt> , containing the following:
   start on runlevel [!06]

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 Create a file, <tt>/etc/event.d/opensim</tt> , containing the following:
-  start on runlevel [!06]
+ start on runlevel [!06]
-  stop on runlevel [06]
+ stop on runlevel [06]
-  exec /bin/su - opensim -c '/usr/bin/screen -h 0 -D -m -c /var/run/opensim/opensim.screenrc'
+ post-stop script
-  respawn
+   OSPID=`ps -ef | grep opensim | grep 'mono OpenSim.exe' | awk '{ print $2 }'`
-  # give up if I respawn 3 times in 60 seconds...
+ exec /bin/su - opensim -c '/usr/bin/screen -h 0 -D -m -U -S OpenSim -c /var/run/opensim/opensim.screenrc'
-  respawn limit 3 60
+ respawn
 Create a file, <tt>/var/run/opensim/opensim.screenrc</tt> , containing the following:
   chdir /usr/lib/opensim/bin
   screen -h 500 -t opensim mono OpenSim.exe -gui=true
 Then, to start or stop OpenSim, just use:
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   # stop opensim
-If OpenSimulator dies on its own, upstart will automatically restart it.
+If OpenSimulator dies on its own, upstart will automatically restart it unless it dies three times within 60 seconds.

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-== Monitoring/restarting OpenSim with upstart ==
+== Monitoring/restarting OpenSimulator with upstart ==
-The following assumes you're running OpenSim within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console. But that's not required to use upstart.
+The following assumes you're running OpenSimulator within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console. But that's not required to use upstart.
 Create a file, <tt>/etc/event.d/opensim</tt> , containing the following:
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
   # stop opensim
-If OpenSim dies on its own, upstart will automatically restart it.
+If OpenSimulator dies on its own, upstart will automatically restart it.

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 {{Quicklinks}}
-==What is upstart?==
+== What is upstart? ==
 From the official description:
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-==Monitoring/restarting OpenSim with upstart==
+== Monitoring/restarting OpenSim with upstart ==
-The following assumes you're running OpenSim within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console.  But that's not required to use upstart.
+The following assumes you're running OpenSim within GNU screen, so one can detach and reattach to the console. But that's not required to use upstart.
 Create a file, <tt>/etc/event.d/opensim</tt> , containing the following:

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 __NOTOC__
-{{Template:Quicklinks}}
+{{Quicklinks}}
 ==What is upstart?==