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--- acdsn:daemon_installation [2012/08/21 19:42] – sbolay
+++ acdsn:daemon_installation [2012/10/03 10:02] (current) – [For a complete installation of the acdsn server] sbolay
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 It first listen to the RS485 network and if there is no backup master (slave)
 this daemon will take the hand!
 ===== For a complete installation of the acdsn server =====
-  - ssh to the [[http://www.acmesystems.it/FOXG20|FoxG20]] box (root/netusg20)
+  - ssh to the [[http://www.acmesystems.it/FOXG20|FoxG20]] box and login (root/netusg20)
-  - Install packages (aptitude update && aptitude install automake make libtool flex byacc bison g++ libldap2-dev texinfo)
+  - update the debian source-list with your favorite debian package mirror<code bash>
-  - Compile and install [[http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/|libconfig]] (./configure && make && make install)
+    vi /etc/apt/source.list</code>
-  - Reload libraries (ldconfig)
+  - keep the server on time to avoid time stamp error<code bash>
-  - Configure compile and install acdsn (-DACCESS or -DCONTROL or -DDRIVE in Makefile.am and then ./configure && make && make install)
+    aptitude update && aptitude install ntpdate && ntpdate ntp.metas.ch</code>
-    * copy binary in /usr/bin/acdsn
+  - update the installation<code bash>
+    aptitude update && aptitude safe-upgrade</code>
+  - Install packages<code bash>
+    aptitude update && aptitude install automake make libtool flex byacc bison g++ libldap2-dev texinfo</code>
+  - Compile and install [[http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/|libconfig]]<code bash>
+    ./configure && make && make install</code>
+    * If you get libtool: Version mismatch error.<code bash>
+      This is libtool 2.2.6, but the
+      libtool: definition of this LT_INIT comes from libtool 2.2.6b.
+      libtool: You should recreate aclocal.m4 with macros from libtool 2.2.6
+      libtool: and run autoconf again.</code>
+    *do:<code bash>
+      autoreconf --force --install</code>
+  - Reload libraries<code bash>
+    ldconfig</code>
+    *or<code bash>
+    /usr/bin/ldconfig -l /usr/local/lib/libconfig.so.9</code>
+  - Configure compile and install acdsn
+    * Modify Makefile.am with options: (-DACCESS or -DCONTROL or -DDRIVE)<code bash>
+    autoreconf -fvi
+    ./configure && make</code>
+    * copy binary in /usr/bin/acdsn (make install not yet implemented)
     * copy init file in /etc/init.d/acdsn and run update-rc.d acdsn
   - configure files in /etc/acdsn (especially /dev/ttyS?)
-  - keep the server on time (aptitude install ntpdate and then execute ntpdate ntp.metas.ch)
   - modify the [[acdsn:tmpfs#etc_default_tmpfs|/etc/default/tmpfs]] file to mount heavy files/directories into memory
-  - add the [[acdsn:tmpfs#etc_default_tmpfs|tmpfs init script into /etc/init.d]] and update-rc.d tmpfs defaults 10
+  - add the [[acdsn:tmpfs#etc_initd_tmpfs|tmpfs init script into /etc/init.d]]((http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts/DependencyBasedBoot))((http://giantdorks.org/alain/managing-services-in-debian/))((http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-manage-services-with-update-rc.d)) and<code bash>
+    chmod +x tmpfs
+    update-rc.d tmpfs defaults 10
+    //OR
+    insserv tmpfs
+    </code>
+  - modify the [[acdsn:networks|/etc/network/interfaces]] to allow hotplug
-  - install expect package to create a remote ssh tunnel (aptitude install expect)
+If you want to make an automatic reverse ssh tunnel, you can add:
-  - create a certificat (ssh-keygen -t rsa)
+  - install expect package to create a remote ssh tunnel<code bash>
-  - export the public key on the remote host (cat id-rsa.pub >> authorized_keys)
+    aptitude install expect</code>
-  - configure root bashrc (export EDITOR=vi)
+  - create a certificat<code bash>
+    ssh-keygen -t rsa</code>
+  - export the public key on the remote host<code bash>
+    cat id-rsa.pub >> authorized_keys</code>
+  - configure root bashrc<code bash>
+    export EDITOR=vi</code>
   - add reverse ssh tunnel connection in crontab<code bash>
+    */5 * * * * /bin/bash /media/data/connect.sh -u sbolay -t bolay.co -e /media/data/.add-rsa -l 1091 -r 9031
+    */5 * * * * /bin/bash /media/data/connect.sh -u sbolay -t bolay.co -e /media/data/.add-rsa -l 22 -r 9023</code>
+===== Fine Tunning =====
+==== apt-xapian-index ====
+=> It is to hard for the kernel
+<code bash>aptitude purge apt-xapian-index</code>
-*/5 * * * * /bin/bash /media/data/connect.sh -u sbolay -t bolay.co -e /media/data/.add-rsa -l 1091 -r 9031
+==== Less is More ====
-*/5 * * * * /bin/bash /media/data/connect.sh -u sbolay -t bolay.co -e /media/data/.add-rsa -l 22 -r 9023
+http://linux.koolsolutions.com/2009/05/07/how-small-can-you-make-your-linux-system-part-1/
-</code>
-If libconfig is missing, please
+==== monit ====
-  * configure (./configure) it,
+__From man page:__\\
-  * compile (make) it from the libconfig (1.4b4) folder then,
+//[[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=debian%20package%20monit&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpackages.debian.org%2Fmonit&ei=c-xKUJK3GeXR4QTbmoGQCQ&usg=AFQjCNGCng4CbOK-uWPXgJf-wQKs4lhtcw|monit]] is a utility for managing and monitoring processes, files, directories and filesystems on a Unix system.\\
-  * check (make check) it and
+Monit conducts automatic maintenance and repair and can execute meaningful causal actions in error situations.//
-  * then install it (sudo make install).
+<code bash>aptitude install monit</code>
-  * Finally you may have to call ldconfig alone or /usr/bin/ldconfig -l /usr/local/lib/libconfig.so.9
+Add configuration in /etc/monit/conf.d/acdsn
+<code bash>
+check process acdsn with pidfile /var/run/acdsn.pid
+start program = "/etc/init.d/acdsn start" with timeout 60 seconds
+stop program  = "/etc/init.d/acdsn stop"
+</code>
+=== Reference ===
+  * [[http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-monitor-and-restart-linux-unix-service.html|Monitor and restart Apache or lighttpd webserver when daemon is killed]]
+  * You my be interested also to the respawn option of the [[http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?inittab+5|inittab]]. (See this [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/automatic-restart-3541/|post]])