Need help specifying args in rc.conf for a service

[James B. Byrne]

On Mon, January 11, 2021 07:55, Scott wrote:
>
> here's what I get using:
>         node_exporter_args='--collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)($|/)"'
>
> + _doit=$' limits -C daemon su -m nobody -c \'sh -c "/usr/sbin/daemon  -f -p
> /var/run/node_exporter.pid -T node_exporter     /usr/bin/env
> /usr/local/bin/node_exporter     --web.listen-address=:9100
> --collector.textfile.directory=/var/tmp/node_exporter
> --collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)($|/)""\''
> + _run_rc_doit $' limits -C daemon su -m nobody -c \'sh -c "/usr/sbin/daemon
> -f -p /var/run/node_exporter.pid -T node_exporter     /usr/bin/env
> /usr/local/bin/node_exporter     --web.listen-address=:9100
> --collector.textfile.directory=/var/tmp/node_exporter
> --collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)($|/)""\''
> + debug $'run_rc_command: doit:  limits -C daemon su -m nobody -c \'sh -c
> "/usr/sbin/daemon  -f -p /var/run/node_exporter.pid -T node_exporter
> /usr/bin/env /usr/local/bin/node_exporter     --web.listen-address=:9100
> --collector.textfile.directory=/var/tmp/node_exporter
> --collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)($|/)""\''
> + eval $' limits -C daemon su -m nobody -c \'sh -c "/usr/sbin/daemon  -f -p
> /var/run/node_exporter.pid -T node_exporter     /usr/bin/env
> /usr/local/bin/node_exporter     --web.listen-address=:9100
> --collector.textfile.directory=/var/tmp/node_exporter
> --collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)($|/)""\''
> + limits -C daemon su -m nobody -c 'sh -c "/usr/sbin/daemon  -f -p
> /var/run/node_exporter.pid -T node_exporter     /usr/bin/env
> /usr/local/bin/node_exporter     --web.listen-address=:9100
> --collector.textfile.directory=/var/tmp/node_exporter
> --collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)($|/)""'
> Illegal variable name.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Try escaping the '$' character (\$).


node_exporter_args='--collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points="^/(dev)(\$|/)"'

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