Hi! I dont't know if this happens to anyone using Ubuntu, but to avoid confusion I would like to report my experience regarding this matter, hoping it could help someone who is baffled (as I was) with the missing files and directories under /var/run after rebooting. Issuing this command to start the Zebra server : *sudo zebrasrv -f /etc/koha/koha-conf.xml* produces the error: *08:25:25-23/04 [fatal] lock file /var/lock/koha/zebradb/biblios/zebrasrv.pid [No such file or directory]* Fortunately this has been fixed (Thanks! Galen) with a patch to koha-zebra-ctl.sh to create the subdirectories under /var/run if needed. However, running the same command again (*sudo zebrasrv -f /etc/koha/koha-conf.xml*) still produces the same error* * To prevent this from happening I followed the instruction on how to run Zebra in daemon mode. This will use the patched koha-zebra-ctl.sh that will create the subdirectories under /var/run if needed* **Option 2: run the Zebra processes as daemons, and add to startup process: Note that references to $SCRIPT_DIR refer to the directory where Koha's command-line scripts are installed, e.g., /usr/share/koha/bin. Zebra Server: $ sudo ln -s ${SCRIPT_DIR}/koha-zebra-ctl.sh /etc/init.d/koha-zebra-daemon (Note: ${SCRIPT_DIR} is /usr/share/koha/bin/ by default in a standard install) $ sudo update-rc.d koha-zebra-daemon defaults ( Note: see man chkconfig(8) on other distros ) $ sudo ${SCRIPT_DIR}/koha-zebra-ctl.sh start Zebraqueue Daemon: $ sudo ln -s ${SCRIPT_DIR}/koha-zebraqueue-ctl.sh /etc/init.d/koha-zebraqueue-daemon $ sudo update-rc.d koha-zebraqueue-daemon defaults ( Note: see man chkconfig(8) on other distros ) $ sudo ${SCRIPT_DIR}/koha-zebraqueue-ctl.sh start *Since Zebra server now runs in daemon mode, and added to the startup process, the problem on missing files and subdirectories under /var/run on reboot, on Ubuntu, is fixed. * Thanks! Mon * ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:30:12 -0400 From: "Pseudo Admin" <sayanslib@gmail.com> Subject: [Koha] On reboot Ubuntu deletes /var/run files and directories To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Message-ID: <a2f7ffb0804222030mf3b4acbo12bf678d8f484f6a@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

On reboot Ubuntu deletes /var/run files and directories causing this error when running zebra :

*08:25:25-23/04 [fatal] lock file /var/lock/koha/zebradb/biblios/zebrasrv.pid [No such file or directory] * A search on Google led me to this post on koha-dev:

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We have had this problem with Koha 3 on Ubuntu. After doing a great deal of research, it seems that Ubuntu (and probably other OS systems) treat directories in /var/run and /var/lock as temp directories and each time the machine reboots, the directories disappear on us.

*On 2/13/08, Chadwick, John, DCA <john.chadwick@...> wrote: *

*Yes, as I just found on closer inspection of the FHS documentation [1], files in /var/run are supposed to be deleted or truncated at boot. Debian Etch clears files but leaves the subdirectories in place, but Ubuntu and other systems that either mount /var/run as a tempfs or are are aggressive about clearing /var/run get rid of the subdirectories at boot.*

*Consequently, I will patch koha-zebra-ctl.sh to create the subdirectories under /var/run if needed.*

*[1] http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARRUNRUNTIMEVARIABLEDATA*

*Regards,*

*Galen*

I was just wondering what is the status of this fix ? Is it already included in Koha 3b2?

Thanks!

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Message: 4 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:32:54 -0500 From: "Galen Charlton" <galen.charlton@liblime.com> Subject: Re: [Koha] On reboot Ubuntu deletes /var/run files and directories To: "Pseudo Admin" <sayanslib@gmail.com> Cc: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Message-ID: <4659947d0804230432o7eecd7d2r2c71a9d4eaf7d194@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Pseudo Admin <sayanslib@gmail.com> wrote:

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I was just wondering what is the status of this fix ? Is it already included in Koha 3b2?

Yes, it is.

Regards,

Galen -- Galen Charlton Koha Application Developer LibLime galen.charlton@liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709