[Fedora-xen] Re: DomU network doesn't start automatically

[Robin Bowes]

Robin Bowes wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5xen0 as my host and 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5xenU
> in the guest.
> 
> I'm finding that the network doesn't start when I start the guest.
> 
> If I login (through the console) and manually start it, it works fine. e.g.:
> 
> service network start
> 
> Any idea what might cause this and how to fix it?

I figured out what this is.

I've installed runit from an RPM with a script that installs it to
inittab automatically. Unfortunately, it's broken!

It adds these lines:

RV:2345:respawn:/usr/bin/runsvdir-start /var/service
RX:S016:wait:/usr/bin/runsvdir-stopall /var/service

But manages to delete the following lines:

l0:0:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 6

I've added them back and all is well.

R.