From: Herbert Poetzl (herbert_at_13thfloor.at)
Date: Tue 20 Sep 2005 - 23:30:47 BST
On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 11:41:52AM -0400, Chuck wrote:
>
> For those Gentoo installations that used the pre-prepared baselayout
> or stage3 for vserver guests, add this line to every guest/etc/inittab
> including the template if you use one.
>
> # Trap CTRL-ALT-DELETE
> ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -r now
>
> if this is added to a running guest, then do
>
> telinit q
>
> within the guest.
>
> Even if you used a different method, check inittab anyway to be sure
> this is there.
>
> This addition will cure the stop time outs happening when attempting
> to shut down via the vservers init script or using vserver guest stop.
short explanation: the tools currently send an INT
signal to the running init (if the initstyle is plain)
to signal the guest shutdown (which is equiv to giving
the three finger salute), which does not work if the
appropriate line in inittab is missing ...
best,
Herbert
> Chuck
>
> On Tuesday 20 September 2005 10:43 am, Chuck wrote:
> > On Tuesday 20 September 2005 10:05 am, Chuck wrote:
> >
> > correction. within the guest i typed init 0
> >
> > anyway
> >
> > i tried from the host:
> >
> > vserver guestname exec init 0
> >
> > and it shut down within seconds perfectly with no errors
> >
> > when i try vserver guestname stop it returns that the server is not
> > running
> >
> > startup delivers no errors after stopping it in that fashion
> >
> > is this a clue or am i bypassing some important steps the 'stop'
> > command does?
> >
> > > I don't comprehend the verver.stop script :( however I can tell
> > > you the fail/timeout is external to the gentoo guests by this test
> > >
> > > I enter the guest via vserver guest enter.
> > >
> > > i type halt 0
> > >
> > > within seconds i am tossed back into the host and looking at
> > > processes the vserver lock process kills itself in about 5
> > > seconds.. then if i run
> > > vserver guest stop
> > > it says the guest is not running.
> > >
> > > I am sure there are numerous reasons for not doing this, but why
> > > not just execute init 0 within the guest from the vserver script
> > > while it does the rest of its cleanup?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> > > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> > > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> > > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> > > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> > and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> > or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> > for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> > The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
> >
> >
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> >
>
> --
>
> Chuck
>
> "...and the hordes of M$*ft users descended upon me in their anger,
> and asked 'Why do you not get the viruses or the BlueScreensOfDeath
> or insecure system troubles and slowness or pay through the nose
> for an OS as *we* do?!!', and I answered...'I use Linux'. "
> The Book of John, chapter 1, page 1, and end of book
>
>
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