[bind10-dev] daemonize bind10 and logging

[Shane Kerr]

Jeremy,

On Thu, 2011-12-08 at 09:06 -0600, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> I have been attempting to write startup scripts for bind10 on a few 
> platforms. This includes writing a full rc.d style script for FreeBSD.

FWIW, I currently start BIND 10 from /etc/rc.local (probably a
Debian-ism) with:

screen -d -m /opt/bind10/sbin/bind10

> I'd like to suggest we add a daemonize option, that detaches from 
> terminal, runs in background, and doesn't output to console except for 
> initial startup message or immediate failure message.

I always thought the whole idea of daemonizing was a bit dated, since
there are so many better ways of doing this; like the ones you mentioned
(FreeBSD's daemon(8) or Ubuntu's Upstart), or pretty much anything
else...

--
Shane