Re: service definition vs service activation

[Christian Holtje <list.supervision@docwhat.gerf.org>]

Wayne Marshall wrote:
> However I would also say that, no matter the naming conventions one
> chooses, there is good reason for keeping service definition
> directories on the /var partition.  Maybe this has been hashed to death
> elsewhere, but on many systems the /var partition is specifically
> suited to hosting log files and dynamic runtime data, while /etc is
> usually on the root partition and configured for static data.
>   
Maybe the dynamic data should be shunted elsewhere.

Example:  add extra arguments to svlogd that tell it where to put the 
"real" log files to...  svlogd could maintain symlinks from the real log 
files to the /etc/sv/thingy/log/ directory.

I don't much care about the supervise being in /etc/sv/thingy...it's 
annoying, but I can live with it.   The lock file is a little more 
annoying, but it is just a part of svlog and probably can be moved as 
well....

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