confused with /etc/runit/reboot

confused with /etc/runit/reboot

[Alejandro Mery]

i just noticed that when i press ctrl-alt-del my machine halts.

i'm a bit confused with /etc/runit/{reboot,stopit}

on documentation you said that stage3 reboots if o+x /etc/runit/reboot, 
and CONT makes it enter stage3 if o+x /etc/runit/stopit

but on the debian sample /etc/runit/reboot is never touch-ed/chmod-ed

changing ctrl-alt-del to touch/chmod reboot instead of stop makes it not 
enter stage3.
should i touch/chmod both on ctrl-alt-del? i don't see proper results 
neither.

thanks in advance,
Alejandro Mery

Re: confused with /etc/runit/reboot

[Gerrit Pape]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 12:00:35PM -0300, Alejandro Mery wrote:
> i just noticed that when i press ctrl-alt-del my machine halts.
> 
> i'm a bit confused with /etc/runit/{reboot,stopit}
> 
> on documentation you said that stage3 reboots if o+x /etc/runit/reboot, 
The /etc/runit/reboot file tells the runit program to either reboot or
halt the system when stage 3 terminates.

> and CONT makes it enter stage3 if o+x /etc/runit/stopit
Yes.

> but on the debian sample /etc/runit/reboot is never touch-ed/chmod-ed

True.  This means whether the system halts or reboots depends on the
current permissions of /etc/runit/reboot, and is not set explicitly.

> changing ctrl-alt-del to touch/chmod reboot instead of stop makes it not 
> enter stage3.
> should i touch/chmod both on ctrl-alt-del? i don't see proper results 
> neither.

If you want the system to always reboot (or halt) on ctrl-alt-del, chmod
/etc/runit/reboot additionally to /etc/runit/stopit in ctrlaltdel.  That
should do it.

Regards, Gerrit.