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authorGerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>2004-09-20 19:53:10 +0000
committerGerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>2004-09-20 19:53:10 +0000
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* svlogd.c: fix line buffer handling for pattern matching (thx Enrico
    Scholz); minor bug fixes.
  * doc/index.html: wording; add link to useinit.html; remove link to runit
    on LinuxFromScratch.
  * doc/runscripts.html: add hint, some getties need to be run in a new
    session/process group (thx Dan Melomedman).
  * man/svlogd.8: minor fixes.
  * man/svwaitdown.8: remove hint about -x option.
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@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ Debian's <tt>mingetty</tt> creates its own utmp record.
  #!/bin/sh
  exec chpst -P fgetty tty4
 </pre>
+The <a href="runsv.8.html">runsv</a> program does not automatically create
+a new session and separate process group for run scripts, which can
+cause some <i>getties</i> to fail due to limited permissions.
+The <a href="chpst.8.html">chpst</a> program can be used to alter the
+process state for those <i>getties</i>.
 <hr>
 <h3><a name="gpm">A <tt>gpm</tt> run script</a></h3>
 (<i>LFS</i>)