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diff --git a/doc/init.md b/doc/init.md index 1f0559d806..871bdc8123 100644 --- a/doc/init.md +++ b/doc/init.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ can be found in the contrib/init folder. contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc: OpenRC compatible SysV style init script contrib/init/bitcoind.openrcconf: OpenRC conf.d file contrib/init/bitcoind.conf: Upstart service configuration file + contrib/init/bitcoind.init: CentOS compatible SysV style init script 1. Service User --------------------------------- @@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ Configuration file: /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf Data directory: /var/lib/bitcoind PID file: /var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (OpenRC and Upstart) /var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (systemd) +Lock file: /var/lock/subsys/bitcoind (CentOS) The configuration file, PID directory (if applicable) and data directory should all be owned by the bitcoin user and group. It is advised for security @@ -81,7 +83,15 @@ Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running "service bitcoind start" it will automatically start on reboot. NOTE: This script is incompatible with CentOS 5 and Amazon Linux 2014 as they -use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon uitility. +use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon utility. + +4d) CentOS + +Copy bitcoind.init to /etc/init.d/bitcoind. Test by running "service bitcoind start". + +Using this script, you can adjust the path and flags to the bitcoind program by +setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file +/etc/sysconfig/bitcoind. You can also use the DAEMONOPTS environment variable here. 5. Auto-respawn ----------------------------------- |