The init scripts fail to read or be able to select daemon mode for the bitlbee process. When "RunMode = Daemon" is used in /etc/bitlbee/bitlbee.conf and the bitlbee process is started via /etc/init/bitlbee bitlbee is started in Inetd mode instead. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. RunMode = Daemon in /etc/bitlbee/bitlbee.conf 2. /etc/init.d/bitlbeed start 3. Attempt connection the the daemon via IRC client Actual Results: Connection refused by the daemon Expected Results: Allowed connection the daemon as per the configuration file When /usr/sbin/bitlbee is started manually, the configuration file is parsed and correct operation ensues.
The init script (bitlbeed) is for /usr/bin/bitlbeed, whichh is designed to be a mini-inetd style server from which to run bitlbee, and starts an entirely different executable than /usr/sbin/bitlbee. It will not work when you've set RunMode to Daemon in your configuration, and upstream suggests strongly that Daemon mode is not to be used as it is highly experimental. Once upstream considers daemon mode to be semi-stable, I'll consider either including an additional init.d script for /usr/sbin/bitlbee or having one init.d script encompass both modes.
