/etc/init.d/xcatd missing the right path for RH9 (xCAT 2.16.5)

[bermang]

Hello,

This might be solved already or i missed something (because RH9 install now working nicely, with epel9), but last checked, the right path for rhel9 is still missing on /etc/init.d/xcatd A simple code like the one below should be added. Also, initscripts is needed for this functions file.

elif [ -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ]; then
  #echo RH9
  . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
  START_DAEMON=daemon
  STATUS=MStatus
  LOG_SUCCESS=RHSuccess
  LOG_FAILURE=RHFailure
  LOG_WARNING=passed

THX!

[gurevichmark]

@bermang Are you installing devel version of 2.16.5 using go-xcat? The #7323 should install initscripts, and with that existing /etc/init.d/xcatd works for me on RH9.0

[bermang]

Not with go-xcat, just standard install. And i had to add the change. There is no such file in RH9, no? Anyway, i can give it another try and report (next week). THX!

[bermang]

I looked again, i simply do not have the /etc/init.d/functions file in my system. Maybe go-xcat creates that link? Otherwise i do not understand how /etc/init.d/xcatd works.

[gurevichmark]

Latest version of go-xcat installs initscripts, which in turn prereqs chkconfig.

I think chkconfig creates /etc/rc.d/init.d, and links /etc/init.d to it. Then initscripts creates /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions and because of the link above, /etc/init.d/functions is visible.

[bermang]

Apparently initscriptsdo not mandate chkconfig. Not sure how go-xcat does it, but looks like we need either install chkconfigor add the lines above. each way works (although using chkconfigseems outdated :) ). I would add the lines and forget about it for the future as well.

[root@sr1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep initsc
initscripts-service-10.11.5-1.el9.noarch
initscripts-rename-device-10.11.5-1.el9.x86_64
initscripts-10.11.5-1.el9.x86_64
[root@sr1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep check
checkpolicy-3.4-1.el9.x86_64
[root@sr1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep chkconfig
[root@sr1 ~]#

[gurevichmark]

Odd. For me:

[root@vm-1705 yum.repos.d]# rpm --whatrequires -q chkconfig
initscripts-10.11.5-1.el9.x86_64
[root@vm-1705 yum.repos.d]#

And:

[root@vm-1705 yum.repos.d]# yum install initscripts
Updating Subscription Management repositories.

Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================
 Package             Architecture   Version                Repository      Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 initscripts         x86_64         10.11.5-1.el9          baseos         230 k
Installing dependencies:
 chkconfig           x86_64         1.20-2.el9             baseos         180 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  2 Packages

Total download size: 410 k
Installed size: 1.8 M
Is this ok [y/N]:

[bermang]

Indeed strange. i cannot explain it, honestly :) I have it installed (in several systems), did not pull chkconfig.

[ocfmatt]

I'm wondering how much work would be required to migrate away from initscripts and use systemd natively. Systemd has been around long enough now and the lack of initscripts on a core RHEL9 installation clearly signals where this mechanism is going.