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@@ -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
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