RE: [Xen-devel] xendomains init script

["Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Here's another feature... I'm not sure if anyone else will 
> need this, but we had a requirement to log all console 
> output, and to have console windows available at all time and 
> potentially multiplexed between users. I solved it by having 
> each xen domain start up in a persistent window inside a 
> screen session.

We've been thinking about having an option to fork off a 'screen'
session when creating a vm.

It would be good if you could write a few notes to describe what the
runes you use to start screen are, and whether you think it makes sense
to integrate this with 'xm'?

Thanks,
Ian

 
> My (gentoo) xendomains start() and stop() currently look like:
> 
> start() {
>         einfo "Starting ${AUTODIR} Xen domains"
>         if [[ ${SCREEN} == "yes" ]]; then
>                 screen -d -m -S xen -t xen-cbc0
>                 screen -r xen -X zombie dr
>                 logrotate -f /usr/share/xen/xen-consoles-logrotate
>                 screen -r xen -X logfile /var/log/xen-consoles/%t
>                 screen -r xen -X logfile flush 1
>                 screen -r xen -X deflog on
>         fi
>         # Create all domains with config files in AUTODIR.
>         for dom in $(ls ${AUTODIR}/* 2>/dev/null); do
>                 name=$(get_domname ${dom})
>                 if ! is_running ${name} ; then
>                         ebegin "  Starting domain ${name}"
>                         if [[ ${SCREEN} == "yes" ]]; then
>                                 screen -r xen -X screen -t 
> ${name} xm create ${dom} -c
>                         else
>                                 xm create --quiet ${dom}
>                         fi
>                         eend $?
>                 else
>                         einfo "  Not Starting domain ${name} 
> - allready running"
>                 fi
>         done

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