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Minimserver on Clear Linux - greyarea - 05-01-2020 21:46
Hello,
I have an Intel NUC running Clear Linux Server. Intalled MinimServer without difficulty except enable_autostart didn't work. Checking systemctl status showed polkit was not available. Installed polkit but autostart still not working, systemctl showed minimserver disabled. Edited
/usr/lib/systemd/system/minimserver.service
and changed the ExecStart line to:
ExecStart=/opt/minimserver/bin/startd
Now MinimServer runs at startup but I'm unsure if the changes I made have any consequences.
Hope this is useful, any constructive criticism gratefully received, and thanks for MinimServer, it is really very good.
RE: Minimserver on Clear Linux - simoncn - 05-01-2020 22:19
Welcome to the MinimServer forum!
What was in the ExecStart line before you changed it?
You should install MinimServer and run setup as a regular user (unless the only user on your system is root). If you do either of these as root and the other as a regular user, you can have problems with privilege settings.
You should enable autostart using setup and the "Enable automatic startup for MinimServer (y/n)?" prompt rather than calling enable_autostart directly.
RE: Minimserver on Clear Linux - greyarea - 05-01-2020 22:45
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response, didn't expect that on a Sunday evening! Didn't keep a record of the line before I altered it (doh!) so I will recreate the problem, but I just realised the time so I will do it tomorrow and report back. I think the stanza included a 'sudo -c regularusername' but I will confirm. I installed as root rather than as a regular user, so that's where I went wrong. I did enable autostart using setup as described in the installation instructions, but again as root.
Thanks again!
RE: Minimserver on Clear Linux - simoncn - 06-01-2020 09:29
OK, this makes sense now. I suggest you start again from scratch (uninstall everything) and do the installation again as a regular user. Everything should then work correctly.
I thought I had added this to the Linux installation instructions but I don't see it there. I will do this soon.
RE: Minimserver on Clear Linux - greyarea - 06-01-2020 13:28
Re-created my faulty install, original form of the line I modified in minimsever was:
ExecStart=/usr/bin/su "regularusername" -c "/opt/minimserver/bin/startd init"
Re-installed minimserver as a regular user in a home directory and of course it works flawlessly. My mistake was assuming you had to install as root, since one usually uses sudo to install software under Linux.
Thanks once again for the assistance.
RE: Minimserver on Clear Linux - simoncn - 06-01-2020 15:32
I understand why you (and others) would think that. I will add this to the installation instructions.