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daemontools starting using systemd instead of inittab OpenSUSE 12

How to use systemd instead of inittab to start svscanboot from daemontools.

1. As root create a file in /etc/systemd/system/ called daemontools.service and paste the following lines into it and save the file.

[Unit]
Description=daemontools Start supervise
After=getty.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
Group=root
Restart=always
ExecStart=/command/svscanboot /dev/ttyS0
TimeoutSec=0

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


2. Start the service using the following command (as root).

root%> systemctl start daemontools.service

3. Test if the service is running.

root%> systemctl status daemontools.service