how to use runit? starter problems

[Member algori]

Hello there are some kind of problems with antix runit

first of all the hostname

algori@dhcppc4:~
$ hostname
dhcppc4
algori@dhcppc4:~
$ cat /etc/hostname
thmus
algori@dhcppc4:~
$ 

second

sometimes the system stop running windows, can’t open anything or just one window keeps working, I’ve to shutdown the system by button, or if I’m lucky the terminal window still works and I’m able to reboot,
I guess I will beable to solve this problem by nowing the service use of runit better.

could you give me some advise anyways?

and the hostname problem is wierd, so I could need yor help!

thank you very

by the way the entry for

/etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 thmus

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

# BEGIN (below) – IPs added by antiX Advert Blocker #
……

kind regards

[Member Xecure]

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algori wrote:

first of all the hostname

This similar problem happens rarely, but has been reported before (we are not sure why this happens), but it usually is “antix1” and not “thmus”.

Edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts as root and replace “thmus” with “dhcppc4”. This should solve all problems (including problem with slow opening windows and launching sudo programs).

If you still have problems with

algori wrote:

sometimes the system stop running windows, can’t open anything or just one window keeps working, I’ve to shutdown the system by button, or if I’m lucky the terminal window still works and I’m able to reboot,

Report back here and we will try to troubleshoot it.

Regards.

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[Member algori]

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Hello thank you for responding.

I obviously dind’t describe the problem well.

the hostname I want to have is thmus!
I post it already as code, but

if I cat /etc/hostname it is mentioned as thmus
if I run hostname it says dhcppc4

also in /etc/hosts
it’s thmus

here is some more weird about this,
but maybe it’s also important to mention, my laptop isn’t able to shut down, if I try, it seem to shut everything down, but instead my laptop reboot. shutdown and instant goes up again. I got this Problem for a while, even before I started to do the following, wich will proceed something to the host issue.

to get used to some init systems, grub, and other package manager, and to get a general picture of some differences between distros, I started to install some as multiboot.

right now I’m on

antix 19.4 runit, debian
artix open rc, pacman (maybe adding some tools for using the aur database, but not right now)
and void, xbps

first install was antix
second artix
third void

while I install void startup of artix kinda crash, not even the bios boot mentioned its existence anymore, so I reinstall artix.

and here comes the weird thing

as I try to login after the reinstall, on the top of the loginscreen it is “thmus”,
enter, nothing happens, seem to crash, reboot by button, kind of a shutdownscreen mentioned:

broadcast message root@dhcppc0

new login, loginscreen now on the top “dhcppc0”
first try by password after press enter nothing happens, but a loginscreen move, second try I’m able to enter artix, everything seem to work fine, but I’m also algori@dhcppc0

since than, If I go back to antix,

here its the same issue like before, but the host now change to dhcppc0!

so I guess it’s something messing with these broadcast thing,
however even if I make all the changes

/etc/hostname
/etc/hosts

nothing changes its still

dpcppc0

if I run hostname

and also the terminal says

algori@dhcppc0

I really want to change that.
thank you for your support!

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by algori.

[Member Xecure]

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From terminal (Control+Alt+F1), log in as root and run:
sudo hostname thmus

Then reboot with
sudo reboot

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[Member algori]

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Xecure wrote:

From terminal (Control+Alt+F1), log in as root and run:
sudo hostname thmus

Then reboot with
sudo reboot

yes I already tried that, but it changes the hostname just untill I reboot,
after reboot it is dhcppc0 again.

of curse I googled the issue before an tried everything I could found before I started this thread.

and if I run who there is no entry either

algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -w
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -l
LOGIN    tty2         2021-06-06 15:54              2923 id=2
LOGIN    tty3         2021-06-06 15:54              2926 id=3
LOGIN    tty6         2021-06-06 15:54              2927 id=6
LOGIN    tty4         2021-06-06 15:54              2925 id=4
LOGIN    tty5         2021-06-06 15:54              2924 id=5
LOGIN    tty1         2021-06-06 15:54              2922 id=1
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -m
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -w
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -q

# Benutzer=0
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -u
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -T
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ 

best regards
algori

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by algori.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by algori.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by algori.

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See if using the hostname.sh service to start at boot-time helps at all.
Edit /etc/rc.local and add before exit 0
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start

If I am correct, this should be run by one of the services, but not sure why it isn’t being started on your system. I have an 19.4 runit installed on a VM and tested changing /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts and then sudo hostname new-name and rebooted. The hostname stays there OK.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Xecure. Reason: Fixed typo

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The who command pulls its data from /var/run/utmp, which contains information about users currently logged in via services such as telnet and ssh.
I think it doesn’t show on users logged in with the display manager.

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Xecure wrote:

See if using the hostname.sh service to start at boot-time helps at all.
Edit hostname and add before exit 0
/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start

If I am correct, this should be run by one of the services, but not sure why it isn’t being started on your system. I have an 19.4 runit installed on a VM and tested changing /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts and then sudo hostname new-name and rebooted. The hostname stays there OK.

I’m also not sure, what exactly the problem is. and why, anf where to look at or up, to get more helpful information for.

and I don’t get what to do exactly, if I run

/etc/init.d/hostname.sh start
then yes it changes again

algori@dhcppc0:~
$ sudo /etc/init.d/hostname.sh start 
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ hostname
thmus
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ cat /etc/hostname
thmus

but if I reboot, I’m back to how it was before.

the second part with adding exit 0 before, I don’t exactly get,
do you suggest I should change something in the file /etc/init.d/hostname.sh:

PATH=/sbin:/bin

. /lib/init/vars.sh
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

do_start () {
        [ -f /etc/hostname ] || return
        HOSTNAME="$(cat /etc/hostname)"

        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting hostname to '$HOSTNAME'"
        hostname "$HOSTNAME"
        ES=$?
        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_action_end_msg $ES
        exit $ES
}

case "$1" in
  start|"")
        do_start
        ;;
  restart|reload|force-reload)
        echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2
        exit 3
        ;;
 stop)
        # No-op
        ;;
  status)
        exit 0
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: hostname.sh [start|stop]" >&2
        exit 3
        ;;
esac

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I’m sorry, I know I have to learn more and a lot about all this, but I have to start somewhere. If you could advise me some to read, I’ll do!
I’m able to understand for sure, but I have to know where to look at.

maybe there is something wrong with the efi boot loader, can I reinstall it perhaps?

best regards
algori

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by algori.

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Sorry, I didn’t write properly the path to the file
Edit /etc/rc.local and add the command before exit 0

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Xecure wrote:

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and if I run who there is no entry either

algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -w
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -l
LOGIN    tty2         2021-06-06 15:54              2923 id=2
LOGIN    tty3         2021-06-06 15:54              2926 id=3
LOGIN    tty6         2021-06-06 15:54              2927 id=6
LOGIN    tty4         2021-06-06 15:54              2925 id=4
LOGIN    tty5         2021-06-06 15:54              2924 id=5
LOGIN    tty1         2021-06-06 15:54              2922 id=1
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -m
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -w
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -q

# Benutzer=0
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -u
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ who -T
algori@dhcppc0:~
$ 

Ah.
I recently noticed the same on antiX 19.2 and suspected some incompatibility with runit. 'lslogins' fails, too. And 'lastlog' claims I was never logged in, despite being logged in now (obviously).

So, what about it? Is there a way around these failures?

• This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by tlaloc77.

My inxi -zv7, inxi -Fxs and inxi -r are here: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/a-proper-hellp/#post-2981

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