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Subj : Re: For you SBBS Sysops o
To : Gamgee
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Jun 29 2024 07:55 pm

> I just run it from a terminal window while in the /sbbs/exec directory,
> with './sbbs syslog' . I have several other terminals open tailing
> several logs, and another terminal for checking on things like
> backlogged mail or system load, etc.

> I do not want it starting automatically when the computer is booted up,
> because perhaps I'm going to do something with the computer such as
> OS/security updates, or BBS updates, or tweaking of some kind; before
> the BBS starts. When I'm ready for it to come up, I bring it up. Doesn't
> take much effort or time. That way I also get to see that it did indeed
> start properly, ports are opened/listening, etc. I like to pay attention
> to the small details to make sure all is running smoothly.

You can do that when running it with systemd by monitoring the logs (which you
can do in real-time if you want).

Nightfox

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