running ircd on freebsd

[Jack L.]

Are you installing the ircd as a user or root? If you install it into /usr/local/bin as a user, you won't have permissions to run the ircd unless you are root (bad idea) or you change the ownership of the binaries to the user.
----- Original Message -----
From: yawstick <yawstick at charter.net>
To: "General IRCD-Hybrid Discussion" <hybrid at lists.ircd-hybrid.org>
Subject: Re: running ircd on freebsd
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:40:49 -0500

> 
> It created the /var/log/ircd directory but it is empty, tried changing
> permissions on the directory but no help.
> 
> Got a working ircd now. Downloaded tr-ircd5.7 and did a non ported install
> tho not my strong suit.
> 
> Used /usr/local/bin for --prefix and ended up with binary in
> /usr/local/bin/bin, if it is logging I havent found where, the other version
> logged to /var/irclogs.
> 
>   It was looking for ircd.conf in /usr/local/bin/etc so put it there and all
> seems to work.
> 
> Could not start the new version as regular user, was getting msg about suid
> of root even tho was a regular user.
> 
> Started with the run as root option. Also did not seem to create a ircd.sh
> script for the rc.d directory  so it would start at boot time.
> 
> Still get a protocol not supported error if trying irc from command line on
> unix box tho not concerned about that.
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> Paul
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack L." <xxjack12xx at doramail.com>
> To: "General IRCD-Hybrid Discussion" <hybrid at lists.ircd-hybrid.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: running ircd on freebsd
> 
> 
> > Do you have permissions to create log files first? and ipv6 is not
> required for running ircd.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: yawstick <yawstick at charter.net>
> > To: "General IRCD-Hybrid Discussion" <hybrid at lists.ircd-hybrid.org>
> > Subject: Re: running ircd on freebsd
> > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:38:36 -0500
> >
> > >
> > > I have tried quite a few ircd packages now and only tr-ircd stays
> running
> > > and creates log files. Its reporting a problem creating the listen
> socket
> > > which is likely ailing all of them. Is ipv6 required for running ircd? I
> > > have modified the ircd.conf for each as best I knew how. Have a bunch of
> > > them now.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jack L." <xxjack12xx at doramail.com>
> > > To: "General IRCD-Hybrid Discussion" <hybrid at lists.ircd-hybrid.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: running ircd on freebsd
> > >
> > >
> > > > It would be better if you downloaded the source from
> > > http://ircd-hybrid.org rather than the freebsd ports. the freebsd ports
> > > version is quite out of date.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Peter Pentchev" <roam at ringlet.net>
> > > > To: "General IRCD-Hybrid Discussion" <hybrid at lists.ircd-hybrid.org>
> > > > Subject: Re: running ircd on freebsd
> > > > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:56:25 +0200
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 06:22:27AM -0500, yawstick wrote:
> > > > > > Its very possible that my box may be the problem and including
> some
> > > info
> > > > > > just in case.
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > I added ircd via package add from /stand/sysinstall and it does
> not
> > > seem to
> > > > > > want to run. It says its starting but if you look at ps -aux its
> not
> > > there.
> > > > > > Added ircd-hybrid via make from the ports. It appears to start at
> boot
> > > time
> > > > > > and reports a pid but ps -aux shows its not there either.
> > > > >
> > > > > The FreeBSD port/package of ircd-hybrid logs a lot of stuff in files
> > > > > located in the /var/log/ircd/ directory.  Are there any files there
> on
> > > > > your box?  Specifically, there ought to be a file named 'ircd.log' -
> > > > > are there any errors in there?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also... I'm not sure if you're really supposed to just start
> > > > > the IRC server without at least editing its configuration file,
> which
> > > > > lives in /usr/local/etc/ircd.conf - have you edited it and set it up
> > > > > for your system/box/network?
> > > > >
> > > > > G'luck,
> > > > > Peter
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Peter Pentchev roam at ringlet.net    roam at cnsys.bg    roam at FreeBSD.org
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> > > > << 2.dat >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >                               ~Jack~
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