Hi y'all, I did not say the things Iznogoud attributed to me about config files, HUP, or using directories as config files. He is confusing me with Rick Engebretson. Thanks to Carl Soderstrom for suggesting "monit". It looks very interesting, however it is more focused on monitoring and the process control is rudimentary. I think using monit with a daemonizer is a good way to go. I saw no requests for summaries etc., so I am assuming nobody wants to know what I choose. If you are interested, drop me a private e-mail off list and I'll tell you after I figure it out. Thanks John On 1/25/17 1:02 PM, Iznogoud wrote: >> I have no idea how you decided we disagree about configuration files. My >> question was about daemonizing applications, not about configuring them. >> Your configuration files are a red herring. Please read my original question. >> > Maybe I misunderstood you when you said there is something more convenient > than (re)editing a configuration file and sending a (HUP) signal afterwards. > I think this is a fine way to do things. > > I still think I would not want too many directories for controlling and > configuring processes. I think that is where we disagree. > >> Ansible has nothing to do with Slackware, so your comment makes no sense. >> > I knew this would create confusion. What I meant about mentioning Slackware > was that I prefer something more bare-bones and as closely adhering to the unix > standard. Ansible, and my not using it, was to clearify that I do not work on > the systems backend in hte way you do. You mentioned how backend configuration > is done in Ansible applications and mine was a "I do not really know" reponse. > > >> You seem to be saying "linux is a really well functioning OS, so we shouldn't >> make any changes to it." That is an interesting attitude. >> > Not true. What I said is that I prefer to not break old things that work well. > I did not advocate a non-progress attitude. If something is truly better and > demands that the foundation is changed, I am fearless to go for it. Some things > that were changed in Linux distros I did not like, but the kernel has always > been making forward progress in my opinion. > > > I am sorry I was not able to help you. Carry on; this is a pointless discussion > that is starting to go the wrong direction. > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list