Entware How to pass Environment variables in init.d scripts?

[gjf]

Hi all.

My main intention is to use SOCKS5 server opened on my router for all tracker connections in Transmission.
As last versions of Transmission relies entirely on libcurl, I need to pass environment variable to use the corresponding proxy.
On Linux systems I need to edit a corresponding systemd script like

vim /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service

...
[Service]
Environment="ALL_PROXY=socks5://192.168.111.1:1080"
...

However Asus Merlin uses init.d script to start Transmission so I have something like

#!/bin/sh

ENABLED=yes
PROCS=transmission-daemon
ARGS="-g /opt/etc/transmission"
PREARGS=""
DESC=$PROCS
PATH=/opt/sbin:/opt/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME="/opt/share/transmission/web"

. /opt/etc/init.d/rc.func

My question is: how to set environment variable in init.d to be used in transmission only (not system-wide)?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Hi all.

My main intention is to use SOCKS5 server opened on my router for all tracker connections in Transmission.
As last versions of Transmission relies entirely on libcurl, I need to pass environment variable to use the corresponding proxy.
On Linux systems I need to edit a corresponding systemd script like

vim /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service

However Asus Merlin uses init.d script to start Transmission so I have something like

My question is: how to set environment variable in init.d to be used in transmission only (not system-wide)?

Just add it to that script like the other variables that are already there.

 

[gjf]

Just add it to that script like the other variables that are already there.

Do you mean I just need to edit corresponding init.d script into

#!/bin/sh

ENABLED=yes
PROCS=transmission-daemon
ARGS="-g /opt/etc/transmission"
PREARGS=""
DESC=$PROCS
PATH=/opt/sbin:/opt/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

ALL_PROXY=socks5://192.168.111.1:1080
TRANSMISSION_WEB_HOME="/opt/share/transmission/web"

. /opt/etc/init.d/rc.func

If so, will it affect other application those possibly use libcurl? I mean: such variable will be global or local?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Do you mean I just need to edit corresponding init.d script into

Yes.

If so, will it affect other application those possibly use libcurl? I mean: such variable will be global or local?

No, because that script (which I assume is actually called S88transmission) is only used to start Transmission. Other Entware packages have their own startup scripts.

 

[gjf]

I assume is actually called S88transmission

You are very right.
Thank you.