[Users] Install on OpenBSD: cannot start openser

Bogdan-Andrei Iancu bogdan at voice-system.ro
Thu Feb 22 10:39:55 CET 2007


Steve,

the error is nor saying that openser was not able to create the pid 
file, but the "start" script says it didn't find the pif file after 
starting openser, which means openser failed to start.

regards,
bogdan

Stephen Varga wrote:
> Verify that the userid that you are starting OpenSER or have specified 
> in the config file has write permission to /var/run/ so that it can 
> create/delete the openser.pid file.
>
> Steve
>
> Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> there is no generic init script (yet) - OS independent.
>>
>> you can still use openserctl - openser does not probably start 
>> because of some cfg error - take a look into syslog for errors that 
>> prevent the start up.
>>
>>
>> regards,
>> bogdan
>>
>> Ben Ferguson - backcountry.com wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I've just installed openSER on OpenBSD and I'm now trying to get 
>>> openSER to start and am having trouble.  I try openserctl start and 
>>> here's what i get:
>>>
>>>
>>>     # openserctl start       database engine 'MYSQL' loaded
>>>     Control engine 'FIFO' loaded
>>>
>>>     Starting OpenSER :     \E[37;31mERROR: PID file 
>>> /var/run/openser.pid does not exist -- OpenSER start failed
>>>     #
>>>
>>> After a bunch of reading it seems as if openserctl is now obsolete 
>>> (???) and that you should use the init script.  I can't find 
>>> reference for anyone running it like this on OpenBSD.  I have found 
>>> openser.init file in /<src directory>/packaging/gentoo and /<src 
>>> directory>/packaging/rpm, but i am not sure how to use them on 
>>> OpenBSD (I'm rather new to OpenBSD... I'm used to the rpm style of 
>>> things.)
>>>
>>> I've searched and searched but can't find any info...  So. anybody 
>>> out there using openSER on OpenBSD?  Or anybody know howto (or 
>>> whereto find the info to) set up the start script for openSER on 
>>> OpenBSD?
>>>
>>> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ben
>>>
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>>
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