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dl1ps

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Registered: 2021-11-07

Posts: 6  

pdns-server in Debian 11 comes without init script

Upgrading to Devuan 4, i have noticed that the package is missing the init script. The bug was already filed at the Debian side:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … bug=997054

where the bug filer asked to keep the init script included. Unfortunately, the wish sounded more like a demand (for init freedom) and was abruptly declined by the package maintainer.

If somebody is using powerdns as authoritative nameserver the following script taken from a Devuan 3 installation still works:

∴root∴/u/l/bin $ cat /etc/init.d/pdns
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          pdns
# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Should-Start:      slapd
# Should-Stop:       slapd
# Short-Description: PowerDNS Authoritative Name Server
# Description: PDNS is a versatile high performance authoritative nameser
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
BINARYPATH=/usr/bin
SBINARYPATH=/usr/sbin

ODESC="PowerDNS Authoritative Name Server"
DESC="$ODESC"
NAME=pdns
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/pdns_server
DAEMON_ARGS=""
CONTROL=/usr/bin/pdns_control
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME

[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0

[ -r /etc/default/pdns ] && . /etc/default/pdns

# Handle instance scripts
suffix=$(basename $0 | cut -d- -f2- -s)

if [ -n "$suffix" ]; then
        SUFFIX="--config-name=$suffix"
        DAEMON_ARGS="$DAEMON_ARGS $SUFFIX"
        NAME="$NAME-$suffix"
        DESC="$DESC (config name $suffix)"
        PIDFILE="/var/run/$NAME-$suffix.pid"
fi

# Load lsb stuff for systemd redirection (if available).
if [ -e /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
  . /lib/lsb/init-functions
fi

# function to invoke properly parametrized pdns_control
doPC()
{
    $CONTROL $SUFFIX $1 $2 2> /dev/null
        return $?
}

isrunning()
{
        doPC ping > /dev/null
        return $?
}

#
# Function that starts the daemon/service
#
do_start()
{
        # Return
        #   0 if daemon has been started
        #   1 if daemon was already running
        #   2 if daemon could not be started
        if isrunning; then
                return 1
        fi
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
                --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
                $DAEMON_ARGS --daemon --guardian=yes \
                || return 2
}

#
# Function that stops the daemon/service
#
do_stop()
{
        # Return
        #   0 if daemon has been stopped
        #   1 if daemon was already stopped
        #   2 if daemon could not be stopped
        #   other if a failure occurred
        doPC quit >/dev/null
        RETVAL="2"
        for sec in $(seq 1 5); do
                if ! isrunning; then
                        RETVAL="0"
                        break
                fi
                sleep 1
        done
        [ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
        rm -f $PIDFILE
}

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo -n "Starting $DESC: $NAME ..."
        do_start
        case "$?" in
                0|1)
                        echo done
                        exit 0
                        ;;
                2)
                        echo failed
                        exit 1
                        ;;
        esac
        ;;
  stop)
        echo -n "Stopping $DESC: $NAME ..."
        do_stop
        case "$?" in
                0|1)
                        echo done
                        exit 0
                        ;;
                2)
                        echo failed
                        exit 1
                        ;;
        esac
        ;;
  status)
        if isrunning; then
                echo "$NAME is running: $(doPC status)"
                exit 0
        else
                echo "$NAME is not running"
                exit 3
        fi
        ;;
  force-stop)
        echo -n "Killing $ODESC (all instances): $NAME ..."
        kill -9 $(pidof pdns_server)
        case "$?" in
                0)
                        echo done
                        exit 0
                        ;;
                1)
                        echo failed
                        exit 1
                        ;;
        esac
        ;;
  restart)
        echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME ..."
        do_stop
        case "$?" in
                0|1)
                        do_start
                        case "$?" in
                                0)
                                        echo done
                                        exit 0
                                        ;;
                                1)
                                        echo failed  # Old process is still running
                                        exit 1
                                        ;;
                                *)
                                        echo failed # Failed to start
                                        exit 1
                                        ;;
                        esac
                        ;;
                *)
                        # Failed to stop
                        echo failed
                        exit 1
                        ;;
        esac
        ;;
  reload|force-reload)
        echo -n "Reloading $DESC: $NAME ..."
        if isrunning; then
                doPC cycle >/dev/null
                case "$?" in
                        0)
                                echo done
                                exit 0
                                ;;
                        1)
                                echo failed
                                exit 1
                                ;;
                esac
        else
                echo done
                exit 7
        fi
        ;;
  monitor)
        if isrunning; then
                echo "already running"
                exit 1
        else
                $DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS --daemon=no --guardian=no --control-console --loglevel=9
                exit 0
        fi
        ;;
  dump)
        if isrunning; then
                doPC list
                exit 0
        else
                echo "not running"
                exit 7
        fi
        ;;
  show)
        if isrunning; then
                if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
                        echo "Insufficient parameters"
                        exit 2
                fi
                echo -n "$2="
                doPC show $2
                exit 0
        else
                echo "not running"
                exit 7
        fi
        ;;
  mrtg)
        if isrunning; then
                if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
                        echo "Insufficient parameters"
                        exit 2
                fi
                doPC show $2
                if [ "$3x" != "x" ]; then
                        doPC show $3
                else
                        echo 0
                fi
                doPC uptime
                echo "$DESC"
                exit 0
        else
                echo "not running"
                exit 7
        fi
        ;;
  cricket)
        if isrunning; then
                if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
                        echo "Insufficient parameters"
                        exit 1
                fi
                doPC show $2
                exit 0
        else
                echo "not running"
                exit 7
        fi
        ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|force-stop|restart|reload|monitor|dump|show|mrtg|cricket}"
        ;;
esac

exit 0

 

Maybe its possible to fork pdns-server (pdns-recursor is still forked) for devuan to resolve this issue.

Many, Many thanks for the efforts in maintaining init freedom!!!!!!

dl1ps

Member

Registered: 2021-11-07

Posts: 6  

Re: pdns-server in Debian 11 comes without init script

Addendum: Might have been included in orphan-sysvinit-scripts (not checked):

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … bug=997835