Autostart/restart program simply with daemontools in debian 9

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For example make vlc start and play a video full screen on boot. After working this out here it is:







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          You first need the following 2 packages if not already:




          apt-get install daemontools daemontools-run




          This will install and get running the needed "monitors",
          Then you need to create the "shortcut" to your program to start/restart automatically:




          mkdir /home/user/vlc-daemon /home/user/vlc-daemon/log /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/main



          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/run




          put in this file and save it:



          #!/bin/sh
          echo starting vlc-d
          export DISPLAY=:0 #needed for X program
          exec setuidgid user /usr/bin/vlc -f /home/user/Downloads/myvideo.avi


          This starts vlc program in fullscreen playing myvideo.avi as user "user" , adapt as needed.



          Then, for logging: (add and save)




          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/run




          #!/bin/sh
          exec setuidgid user multilog t ./main


          Make them executable:




          chmod 755 /home/user/vlc-daemon/run /home/user vlc-daemon/log/run




          Now to install & activate service:




          update-service --add /home/user/vlc-daemon




          Now your program should be running, and start/restart automatically. for more documentation see: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html



          If not check log/main folder, and that you can also run /home/user/vlc-daemon/run manually from cli , also the following command can show some errors:




          ps -aux | grep readproctitle







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          • Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 20:49










          • Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
            – Hayden Thring
            Apr 2 at 20:53











          • The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 21:02










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          You first need the following 2 packages if not already:




          apt-get install daemontools daemontools-run




          This will install and get running the needed "monitors",
          Then you need to create the "shortcut" to your program to start/restart automatically:




          mkdir /home/user/vlc-daemon /home/user/vlc-daemon/log /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/main



          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/run




          put in this file and save it:



          #!/bin/sh
          echo starting vlc-d
          export DISPLAY=:0 #needed for X program
          exec setuidgid user /usr/bin/vlc -f /home/user/Downloads/myvideo.avi


          This starts vlc program in fullscreen playing myvideo.avi as user "user" , adapt as needed.



          Then, for logging: (add and save)




          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/run




          #!/bin/sh
          exec setuidgid user multilog t ./main


          Make them executable:




          chmod 755 /home/user/vlc-daemon/run /home/user vlc-daemon/log/run




          Now to install & activate service:




          update-service --add /home/user/vlc-daemon




          Now your program should be running, and start/restart automatically. for more documentation see: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html



          If not check log/main folder, and that you can also run /home/user/vlc-daemon/run manually from cli , also the following command can show some errors:




          ps -aux | grep readproctitle







          share|improve this answer




















          • Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 20:49










          • Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
            – Hayden Thring
            Apr 2 at 20:53











          • The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 21:02














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          You first need the following 2 packages if not already:




          apt-get install daemontools daemontools-run




          This will install and get running the needed "monitors",
          Then you need to create the "shortcut" to your program to start/restart automatically:




          mkdir /home/user/vlc-daemon /home/user/vlc-daemon/log /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/main



          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/run




          put in this file and save it:



          #!/bin/sh
          echo starting vlc-d
          export DISPLAY=:0 #needed for X program
          exec setuidgid user /usr/bin/vlc -f /home/user/Downloads/myvideo.avi


          This starts vlc program in fullscreen playing myvideo.avi as user "user" , adapt as needed.



          Then, for logging: (add and save)




          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/run




          #!/bin/sh
          exec setuidgid user multilog t ./main


          Make them executable:




          chmod 755 /home/user/vlc-daemon/run /home/user vlc-daemon/log/run




          Now to install & activate service:




          update-service --add /home/user/vlc-daemon




          Now your program should be running, and start/restart automatically. for more documentation see: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html



          If not check log/main folder, and that you can also run /home/user/vlc-daemon/run manually from cli , also the following command can show some errors:




          ps -aux | grep readproctitle







          share|improve this answer




















          • Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 20:49










          • Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
            – Hayden Thring
            Apr 2 at 20:53











          • The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 21:02












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          You first need the following 2 packages if not already:




          apt-get install daemontools daemontools-run




          This will install and get running the needed "monitors",
          Then you need to create the "shortcut" to your program to start/restart automatically:




          mkdir /home/user/vlc-daemon /home/user/vlc-daemon/log /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/main



          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/run




          put in this file and save it:



          #!/bin/sh
          echo starting vlc-d
          export DISPLAY=:0 #needed for X program
          exec setuidgid user /usr/bin/vlc -f /home/user/Downloads/myvideo.avi


          This starts vlc program in fullscreen playing myvideo.avi as user "user" , adapt as needed.



          Then, for logging: (add and save)




          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/run




          #!/bin/sh
          exec setuidgid user multilog t ./main


          Make them executable:




          chmod 755 /home/user/vlc-daemon/run /home/user vlc-daemon/log/run




          Now to install & activate service:




          update-service --add /home/user/vlc-daemon




          Now your program should be running, and start/restart automatically. for more documentation see: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html



          If not check log/main folder, and that you can also run /home/user/vlc-daemon/run manually from cli , also the following command can show some errors:




          ps -aux | grep readproctitle







          share|improve this answer












          You first need the following 2 packages if not already:




          apt-get install daemontools daemontools-run




          This will install and get running the needed "monitors",
          Then you need to create the "shortcut" to your program to start/restart automatically:




          mkdir /home/user/vlc-daemon /home/user/vlc-daemon/log /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/main



          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/run




          put in this file and save it:



          #!/bin/sh
          echo starting vlc-d
          export DISPLAY=:0 #needed for X program
          exec setuidgid user /usr/bin/vlc -f /home/user/Downloads/myvideo.avi


          This starts vlc program in fullscreen playing myvideo.avi as user "user" , adapt as needed.



          Then, for logging: (add and save)




          gedit /home/user/vlc-daemon/log/run




          #!/bin/sh
          exec setuidgid user multilog t ./main


          Make them executable:




          chmod 755 /home/user/vlc-daemon/run /home/user vlc-daemon/log/run




          Now to install & activate service:




          update-service --add /home/user/vlc-daemon




          Now your program should be running, and start/restart automatically. for more documentation see: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html



          If not check log/main folder, and that you can also run /home/user/vlc-daemon/run manually from cli , also the following command can show some errors:




          ps -aux | grep readproctitle








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          answered Apr 2 at 20:31









          Hayden Thring

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          • Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 20:49










          • Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
            – Hayden Thring
            Apr 2 at 20:53











          • The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 21:02
















          • Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 20:49










          • Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
            – Hayden Thring
            Apr 2 at 20:53











          • The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
            – JdeBP
            Apr 2 at 21:02















          Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
          – JdeBP
          Apr 2 at 20:49




          Although good security practice is not to put system-level services in directories that unprivileged users have control over. Better practice would be to have a per-user instance of svscan running as the unprivileged user to start with; but that is more work and more complex than this. As is handling DISPLAY in a robust fashion.
          – JdeBP
          Apr 2 at 20:49












          Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
          – Hayden Thring
          Apr 2 at 20:53





          Well that is the way debian supplies it (svscan)?, One change i think i do need to make is delay app initial startup until later if possible, to allow more time for wifi to come up. Should i edit it and put the daemon outside home ?
          – Hayden Thring
          Apr 2 at 20:53













          The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
          – JdeBP
          Apr 2 at 21:02




          The thing to remember is that it is a toolset. You are not limited to just doing only a few things with it, and running an unprivileged svscan out of, say, $HOME/.config/service is after all just a matter of another service to setuidgid and do so.
          – JdeBP
          Apr 2 at 21:02












           

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