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author | Pierre Labastie <pieere@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2019-03-08 13:52:17 +0000 |
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committer | Pierre Labastie <pieere@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2019-03-08 13:52:17 +0000 |
commit | 39fecacfaf2cc18abd0045f40c5da19bb040c3cd (patch) | |
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parent | f0db4f6c3de41fb29b45d9538565f4f043cf7372 (diff) |
Remove obsolete pages from the chapter07 directory:
Those have been included into "usage.xml" or obsoleted for a long time now,
and just clobber the sources.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11551 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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-rw-r--r-- | chapter07/setclock.xml | 132 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | chapter07/site.xml | 103 | ||||
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diff --git a/chapter07/console.xml b/chapter07/console.xml deleted file mode 100644 index d2562760f..000000000 --- a/chapter07/console.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,325 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-console"> - <?dbhtml filename="console.html"?> - - <title>Configuring the Linux Console</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-console"> - <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command> - bootscript that sets up the keyboard map, console font and console kernel log - level. If non-ASCII characters (e.g., the copyright sign, the British pound - sign and Euro symbol) will not be used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, much - of this section can be skipped. Without the configuration file, (or - equivalent settings in <filename>rc.site</filename>), the - <command>console</command> bootscript will do nothing.</para> - - <sect2 id="ch-scripts-sysv-console"> - <title>System V</title> - - <para>The <command>console</command> script reads the - <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration - information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various - language-specific HOWTOs can also help with this, see <ulink - url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. If still in - doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/keymaps</filename> - and <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename> directories - for valid keymaps and screen fonts. Read <filename>loadkeys(1)</filename> and - <filename>setfont(8)</filename> manual pages to determine the correct - arguments for these programs.</para> - - <para>The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file should contain lines - of the form: VARIABLE="value". The following variables are recognized:</para> - - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term>LOGLEVEL</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the log level for kernel messages sent - to the console as set by <command>dmesg</command>. Valid levels are - from "1" (no messages) to "8". The default level is "7".</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>KEYMAP</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the arguments for the - <command>loadkeys</command> program, typically, the name of keymap - to load, e.g., <quote>es</quote>. If this variable is not set, the - bootscript will not run the <command>loadkeys</command> program, - and the default kernel keymap will be used.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>KEYMAP_CORRECTIONS</term> - <listitem> - <para>This (rarely used) variable - specifies the arguments for the second call to the - <command>loadkeys</command> program. This is useful if the stock keymap - is not completely satisfactory and a small adjustment has to be made. E.g., - to include the Euro sign into a keymap that normally doesn't have it, - set this variable to <quote>euro2</quote>.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>FONT</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the arguments for the - <command>setfont</command> program. Typically, this includes the font - name, <quote>-m</quote>, and the name of the application character - map to load. E.g., in order to load the <quote>lat1-16</quote> font - together with the <quote>8859-1</quote> application character map - (as it is appropriate in the USA), - <!-- because of the copyright sign --> - set this variable to <quote>lat1-16 -m 8859-1</quote>. - In UTF-8 mode, the kernel uses the application character map for - conversion of composed 8-bit key codes in the keymap to UTF-8, and thus - the argument of the "-m" parameter should be set to the encoding of the - composed key codes in the keymap.</para> - - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>UNICODE</term> - <listitem> - <para>Set this variable to <quote>1</quote>, <quote>yes</quote> or - <quote>true</quote> in order to put the - console into UTF-8 mode. This is useful in UTF-8 based locales and - harmful otherwise.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>LEGACY_CHARSET</term> - <listitem> - <para>For many keyboard layouts, there is no stock Unicode keymap in - the Kbd package. The <command>console</command> bootscript will - convert an available keymap to UTF-8 on the fly if this variable is - set to the encoding of the available non-UTF-8 keymap.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - <para>Some examples:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem> - <para>For a non-Unicode setup, only the KEYMAP and FONT variables are - generally needed. E.g., for a Polish setup, one would use:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/console << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/console - -KEYMAP="pl2" -FONT="lat2a-16 -m 8859-2" - -# End /etc/sysconfig/console</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>As mentioned above, it is sometimes necessary to adjust a - stock keymap slightly. The following example adds the Euro symbol to the - German keymap:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/console << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/console - -KEYMAP="de-latin1" -KEYMAP_CORRECTIONS="euro2" -FONT="lat0-16 -m 8859-15" - -# End /etc/sysconfig/console</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>The following is a Unicode-enabled example for Bulgarian, where a - stock UTF-8 keymap exists:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/console << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/console - -UNICODE="1" -KEYMAP="bg_bds-utf8" -FONT="LatArCyrHeb-16" - -# End /etc/sysconfig/console</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Due to the use of a 512-glyph LatArCyrHeb-16 font in the previous - example, bright colors are no longer available on the Linux console unless - a framebuffer is used. If one wants to have bright colors without - framebuffer and can live without characters not belonging to his language, - it is still possible to use a language-specific 256-glyph font, as - illustrated below:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/console << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/console - -UNICODE="1" -KEYMAP="bg_bds-utf8" -FONT="cyr-sun16" - -# End /etc/sysconfig/console</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>The following example illustrates keymap autoconversion from - ISO-8859-15 to UTF-8 and enabling dead keys in Unicode mode:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/console << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/console - -UNICODE="1" -KEYMAP="de-latin1" -KEYMAP_CORRECTIONS="euro2" -LEGACY_CHARSET="iso-8859-15" -FONT="LatArCyrHeb-16 -m 8859-15" - -# End /etc/sysconfig/console</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Some keymaps have dead keys (i.e., keys that don't produce a - character by themselves, but put an accent on the character produced - by the next key) or define composition rules (such as: <quote>press - Ctrl+. A E to get Æ</quote> in the default keymap). - Linux-&linux-version; interprets dead keys and composition rules in the - keymap correctly only when the source characters to be composed together - are not multibyte. This deficiency doesn't affect keymaps for European - languages, because there accents are added to unaccented ASCII - characters, or two ASCII characters are composed together. However, in - UTF-8 mode it is a problem, e.g., for the Greek language, where one - sometimes needs to put an accent on the letter <quote>alpha</quote>. - The solution is either to avoid the use of UTF-8, or to install the - X window system that doesn't have this limitation in its input - handling.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>For Chinese, Japanese, Korean and some other languages, the Linux - console cannot be configured to display the needed characters. Users - who need such languages should install the X Window System, fonts that - cover the necessary character ranges, and the proper input method (e.g., - SCIM, it supports a wide variety of languages).</para> - </listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - - <!-- Added because folks keep posting their console file with X questions - to blfs-support list --> - <note> - <para>The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file only controls - the Linux text console localization. It has nothing to do with setting - the proper keyboard layout and terminal fonts in the X Window System, with - ssh sessions or with a serial console. In such situations, limitations - mentioned in the last two list items above do not apply.</para> - </note> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="ch-scripts-systemd-console"> - <title>Systemd</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-systemd-console"> - <primary sortas="d-console">systemd console</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>This section discusses how to configure the - <command>systemd-vconsole-setup</command> system service, which configures - the virtual console font and console keymap.</para> - - <para>The <command>systemd-vconsole-setup</command> service reads the - <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename> file for configuration - information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various - language-specific HOWTOs can also help with this, see <ulink - url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. - Examine <command>localectl list-keymaps</command> output for a list of - valid console keymaps. Look in - <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename> - directory for valid screen fonts.</para> - - <para>The <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename> file should contain lines - of the form: VARIABLE="value". The following variables are recognized:</para> - - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term>KEYMAP</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the key mapping table for the keyboard. If - unset, it defaults to <literal>us</literal>.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>KEYMAP_TOGGLE</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable can be used to configure a second toggle keymap and - is unset by default.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>FONT</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the font used by the virtual - console.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>FONT_MAP</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the console map to be used.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>FONT_UNIMAP</term> - <listitem> - <para>This variable specifies the Unicode font map.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - <para>An example for a German keyboard and console is given below:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/vconsole.conf << "EOF" -<literal>KEYMAP=de-latin1 -FONT=Lat2-Terminus16</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - - <para>You can change KEYMAP value at runtime by using the - <command>localectl</command> utility:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>localectl set-keymap MAP</userinput></screen> - - <note><para>Please note that <command>localectl</command> command can - be used only on a system booted with Systemd.</para></note> - - </sect2> - -</sect1> diff --git a/chapter07/hostname.xml b/chapter07/hostname.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 07de15e98..000000000 --- a/chapter07/hostname.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-hostname"> - <?dbhtml filename="hostname.html"?> - - <title>Configuring the system hostname</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hostname"> - <primary sortas="d-hostname">hostname</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>During the boot process, both Systemd and System V use the same - file for establishing the system's hostname. This needs to be configured by - creating <filename>/etc/hostname</filename>.</para> - - <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hostname</filename> file and enter a - hostname by running:</para> - -<screen><userinput>echo "<replaceable><lfs></replaceable>" > /etc/hostname</userinput></screen> - - <para><replaceable><lfs></replaceable> needs to be replaced with the name given - to the computer. Do not enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) here. That - information is put in the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file.</para> - -</sect1> diff --git a/chapter07/hosts.xml b/chapter07/hosts.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 13c0ccbbf..000000000 --- a/chapter07/hosts.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-hosts"> - <?dbhtml filename="hosts.html"?> - - <title>Customizing the /etc/hosts File</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"> - <primary sortas="e-/etc/hosts">/etc/hosts</primary> - </indexterm> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"> - <primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary> - <secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-hosts"> - <primary sortas="d-network">network</primary> - <secondary>/etc/hosts</secondary></indexterm> - - <para>If a network card is to be configured, decide on the IP address, - fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), and possible aliases for use in the - <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file. The syntax is:</para> - -<screen><literal>IP_address myhost.example.org aliases</literal></screen> - - <para>Unless the computer is to be visible to the Internet (i.e., - there is a registered domain and a valid block of assigned IP - addresses—most users do not have this), make sure that the IP - address is in the private network IP address range. Valid ranges - are:</para> - -<screen><literal>Private Network Address Range Normal Prefix -10.0.0.1 - 10.255.255.254 8 -172.x.0.1 - 172.x.255.254 16 -192.168.y.1 - 192.168.y.254 24</literal></screen> - - <para>x can be any number in the range 16-31. y can be any number in - the range 0-255.</para> - - <para>A valid private IP address could be 192.168.1.1. A valid FQDN for this - IP could be lfs.example.org.</para> - - <para>Even if not using a network card, a valid FQDN is still required. - This is necessary for certain programs to operate correctly.</para> - - <para>Create the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/hosts (network card version) - -127.0.0.1 localhost -<replaceable><192.168.1.1></replaceable> <replaceable><HOSTNAME.example.org></replaceable> <replaceable>[alias1] [alias2 ...]</replaceable> - -# End /etc/hosts (network card version)</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - - <para>The <replaceable><192.168.1.1></replaceable> and - <replaceable><HOSTNAME.example.org></replaceable> - values need to be changed for specific uses or requirements (if - assigned an IP address by a network/system administrator and the - machine will be connected to an existing network). The optional alias - name(s) can be omitted.</para> - - <para>If a network card is not going to be configured, create the - <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file by running:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/hosts << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/hosts (no network card version) - -127.0.0.1 <replaceable><HOSTNAME.example.org></replaceable> <replaceable><HOSTNAME></replaceable> localhost - -# End /etc/hosts (no network card version)</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - -</sect1> diff --git a/chapter07/setclock.xml b/chapter07/setclock.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 729c447f6..000000000 --- a/chapter07/setclock.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-clock"> - <?dbhtml filename="clock.html"?> - - <title>Configuring the System Clock</title> - - <para>Procedures for setting the system clock differ between systemd and - System V, however the separate procedures do not conflict so both - procedures should be accomplished to allow switching between systems.</para> - - <sect2 id="ch-scripts-setclock"> - <title>System V Clock Configuration</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-setclock"> - <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> - - <para>The <command>setclock</command> script reads the time from the hardware - clock, also known as the BIOS or the Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) clock. If the hardware clock is set to UTC, this script will convert the - hardware clock's time to the local time using the - <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file (which tells the - <command>hwclock</command> program which timezone the user is in). There is no - way to detect whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC, so this - needs to be configured manually.</para> - - <para>The <command>setclock</command> is run via - <application>udev</application> when the kernel detects the hardware - capability upon boot. It can also be run manually with the stop parameter to - store the system time to the CMOS clock.</para> - - <para>If you cannot remember whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC, - find out by running the <userinput>hwclock --localtime --show</userinput> - command. This will display what the current time is according to the hardware - clock. If this time matches whatever your watch says, then the hardware clock is - set to local time. If the output from <command>hwclock</command> is not local - time, chances are it is set to UTC time. Verify this by adding or subtracting - the proper amount of hours for the timezone to the time shown by - <command>hwclock</command>. For example, if you are currently in the MST - timezone, which is also known as GMT -0700, add seven hours to the local - time.</para> - - <para>Change the value of the <envar>UTC</envar> variable below - to a value of <parameter>0</parameter> (zero) if the hardware clock - is <emphasis>not</emphasis> set to UTC time.</para> - - <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/clock</filename> by running - the following:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/clock << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/clock - -UTC=1 - -# Set this to any options you might need to give to hwclock, -# such as machine hardware clock type for Alphas. -CLOCKPARAMS= - -# End /etc/sysconfig/clock</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - - <para>A good hint explaining how to deal with time on LFS is available - at <ulink url="&hints-root;time.txt"/>. It explains issues such as - time zones, UTC, and the <envar>TZ</envar> environment variable.</para> - - <note><para>The CLOCKPARAMS and UTC paramaters may be alternatively set - in the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> file.</para></note> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="ch-scripts-systemd-clock"> - <title>Systemd Clock Configuration</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-clock"> - <primary sortas="d-clock">clock</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> - - <para>This section discusses how to configure the - <command>systemd-timedated</command> system service, which configures - system clock and timezone.</para> - - <para><command>systemd-timedated</command> reads - <filename>/etc/adjtime</filename>, and depending on the contents of the file, - it sets the clock to either UTC or local time. Create the - <filename>/etc/adjtime</filename> file with the following contents <emphasis>if your - hardware clock is set to local time</emphasis>:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat > /etc/adjtime << "EOF" -<literal>0.0 0 0.0 -0 -LOCAL</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - - <para>If <filename>/etc/adjtime</filename> isn't present at first boot, - <command>systemd-timedated</command> will assume that hardware clock is - set to UTC and create the file using that setting.</para> - - <para>You can also use the <command>timedatectl</command> utility to tell - <command>systemd-timedated</command> if your hardware clock is set to - UTC or local time:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl set-local-rtc 1</userinput></screen> - - <para><command>timedatectl</command> can also be used to change system time and - time zone.</para> - - <para>To change your current system time, issue:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl set-time YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS</userinput></screen> - - <para>Hardware clock will also be updated accordingly.</para> - - <para>To change your current time zone, issue:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl set-timezone TIMEZONE</userinput></screen> - - <para>You can get list of available time zones by running:</para> - -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl list-timezones</userinput></screen> - - <note><para>Please note that <command>timedatectl</command> command can - be used only on a system booted with Systemd.</para></note> - - </sect2> - -</sect1> diff --git a/chapter07/site.xml b/chapter07/site.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 1dd6df9a1..000000000 --- a/chapter07/site.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,103 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - <!ENTITY site SYSTEM "../appendices/rc.site.script"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-site"> - <?dbhtml filename="site.html"?> - - <title>The rc.site File</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-site"> - <primary sortas="a-rc.site">rc.site</primary> - </indexterm> - - <para>The optional <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> file contains - settings that are automatically set for each SystemV boot script. It can - alternatively set the values specified in the <filename>hostname</filename>, - <filename>console</filename>, and <filename>clock</filename> files in the - <filename class='directory'>/etc/sysconfig/</filename> directory. If the - associated variables are present in both these separate files and - <filename>rc.site</filename>, the values in the script specific files have - precedence. </para> - - <para><filename>rc.site</filename> also contains parameters that can - customize other aspects of the boot process. Setting the IPROMPT variable - will enable selective running of bootscripts. Other options are described - in the file comments. The default version of the file is as follows:</para> - - <!-- Use role to fix a pdf generation problem --> - <screen role="auto">&site;</screen> - - <sect2> - <title>Customizing the Boot and Shutdown Scripts</title> - - <para>The LFS boot scripts boot and shut down a system in a fairly - efficient manner, but there are a few tweaks that you can make in the - rc.site file to improve speed even more and to adjust messages according - to your preferences. To do this, adjust the settings in - the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> file above.</para> - - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem><para>During the boot script <filename>udev</filename>, there is - a call to <command>udev settle</command> that requires some time to - complete. This time may or may not be required depending on devices present - in the system. If you only have simple partitions and a single ethernet - card, the boot process will probably not need to wait for this command. To - skip it, set the variable OMIT_UDEV_SETTLE=y.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>The boot script <filename>udev_retry</filename> also runs - <command>udev settle</command> by default. This command is only needed by - default if the <filename class='directory'>/var</filename> directory is - separately mounted. This is because the clock needs the file - <filename>/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime</filename>. Other customizations may - also need to wait for udev to complete, but in many installations it is not - needed. Skip the command by setting the variable OMIT_UDEV_RETRY_SETTLE=y. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>By default, the file system checks are silent. This can - appear to be a delay during the bootup process. To turn on the - <command>fsck</command> output, set the variable VERBOSE_FSCK=y. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>When rebooting, you may want to skip the filesystem check, - <command>fsck</command>, completely. To do this, either create the file - <filename>/fastboot</filename> or reboot the system with the command - <command>/sbin/shutdown -f -r now</command>. On the other hand, you can - force all file systems to be checked by creating - <filename>/forcefsck</filename> or running <command>shutdown</command> with - the <parameter>-F</parameter> parameter instead of <parameter>-f</parameter>. - </para> - - <para>Setting the variable FASTBOOT=y will disable <command>fsck</command> - during the boot process until it is removed. This is not recommended - on a permanent basis.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>Normally, all files in the <filename - class='directory'>/tmp</filename> directory are deleted at boot time. - Depending on the number of files or directories present, this can cause a - noticeable delay in the boot process. To skip removing these files set the - variable SKIPTMPCLEAN=y.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>During shutdown, the <command>init</command> program sends - a TERM signal to each program it has started (e.g. agetty), waits for a set - time (default 3 seconds), and sends each process a KILL signal and waits - again. This process is repeated in the <command>sendsignals</command> - script for any processes that are not shut down by their own scripts. The - delay for <command>init</command> can be set by passing a parameter. For - example to remove the delay in <command>init</command>, pass the -t0 - parameter when shutting down or rebooting (e.g. <command>/sbin/shutdown - -t0 -r now</command>). The delay for the <command>sendsignals</command> - script can be skipped by setting the parameter - KILLDELAY=0.</para></listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - - </sect2> - -</sect1> - diff --git a/chapter07/sysklogd.xml b/chapter07/sysklogd.xml deleted file mode 100644 index a3747478a..000000000 --- a/chapter07/sysklogd.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-sysklogd"> - <?dbhtml filename="sysklogd.html"?> - - <title>Configuring the sysklogd Script</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-sysklogd"> - <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>The <filename>sysklogd</filename> script invokes the - <command>syslogd</command> program as a part of System V initialization. The - <parameter>-m 0</parameter> option turns off the periodic timestamp mark that - <command>syslogd</command> writes to the log files every 20 minutes by - default. If you want to turn on this periodic timestamp mark, edit - <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> and define the variable - SYSKLOGD_PARMS to the desired value. For instance, to remove all parameters, - set the variable to a null value:</para> - -<screen role="nodump">SYSKLOGD_PARMS=</screen> - - <para>See <userinput>man syslogd</userinput> for more options.</para> - -</sect1> |