Login class for i2pd is added in separate file in /etc/login.conf.d if OpenBSD 7.1 or newer

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .PHONY: install uninstall
+CLASS_FILE = /etc/login.conf.d/i2pd
 
 install:
 	# This command verifies if the group _i2pd exists. If it doesn't, it
@@ -18,6 +19,16 @@ install:
 	-c "i2pd account" -d /var/lib/i2pd -s /sbin/nologin _i2pd
 	chown -R _i2pd:_i2pd /var/lib/i2pd
 	
+	# This command adds a new login class allowing _i2pd to open more files
+	# simultaneously if the version of OpenBSD is 7.1 or newer. For older
+	# versions, the modification should be done manually in /etc/login.conf.
+	if [ $$(echo "$$(uname -r) >= 7.1" | bc) = 1 ]; then \
+		echo "i2pd:\\"                    >  $(CLASS_FILE); \
+		echo "\t:openfiles-cur=102400:\\" >> $(CLASS_FILE); \
+		echo "\t:openfiles-max=102400:\\" >> $(CLASS_FILE); \
+		echo "\t:tc=daemon:"              >> $(CLASS_FILE); \
+	fi
+	
 	# This command copies the RC script in the RC script folder to allow
 	# I2Pd to be managed by the service supervisor.
 	install -o root -g bin -m 555 i2pd /etc/rc.d/i2pd
@@ -29,6 +40,9 @@ uninstall:
 	rcctl disable i2pd
 	rm /etc/rc.d/i2pd
 	
+	# This command removes the i2pd login class.
+	rm $(CLASS_FILE)
+	
 	# This command removes the _i2pd user and its home.
 	userdel -r _i2pd
 	

README.md

@@ -77,28 +77,33 @@ this number to a value that is too low for I2Pd to work properly. Symptoms of a
 number that is too small include difficulties connecting to eepsites and high
 CPU usage.
 
-To create a login class, simply add the following lines at the end of
-`/etc/login.conf`:
+If you are using OpenBSD 7.0 or older, simply add the following lines at the
+end of `/etc/login.conf` to create the login class:
 
     i2pd:\
         :openfiles-cur=102400:\
         :openfiles-max=102400:\
         :tc=daemon:
 
-This login class will be used by the user `_i2pd` created in the following
+If you are using OpenBSD 7.1 or newer, a login class can be created by adding a
+file in `/etc/login.conf.d`. The makefile ran in the next steps detects the
+version and creates the file automatically.
+
+The new login class will be used by the user `_i2pd` created in the following
 steps. Next, clone this git repository:
 
     $ cd /a/folder/of/your/choice/where/to/clone/the/repo
     $ git clone https://gitlab.com/alpou/i2pd-rc-openbsd.git
 
 Then, simply run the makefile. This step creates a dedicated `_i2pd` user and a
-group of the same name if they don't already exist, makes the binaries
+group of the same name if they don't already exist, creates the login class
+described above if you are using OpenBSD 7.1 or newer, makes the binaries
 previously compiled belong to them, and copies the init script in `/etc/rc.d`.
 
     $ cd i2pd-rc-openbsd
     $ doas make install
 
-The final step is to enable the service to make it start at boot time and
+The final step is to enable the service to make it start at boot time and to
 manually start it:
 
     $ doas rcctl enable i2pd