Re: startup scripts

Shea,

By convention, all startup scripts should reside in /etc/init.d

To have the system execute them, you create a link (I prefer a symbolic 
link) to the startup script in /etc/init.d in the appropriate rcX.d 
directory, e.g.

ln -s /etc/init.d/WOServices /etc/rc3.d/S79WOServices
ln -s /etc/init.d/WOServices /etc/rc2.d/K79WOServices

Prefix the link filename with an S (for 'start') or K (for 'stop') 
followed by a number, which indicates the order of execution. When the 
system enters the corresponding run level, it will execute all of the K 
scripts with the argument 'stop' , then execute all of the S scripts 
with the argument 'start'.

BTW, the WO installer provides an option to create these links for you. 
However, in my experience it creates hard links (vs. symbolic) which 
can be problematic.
Also, these are the appropriate run levels for Solaris. Linux is 
probably different.

Wade


On Mar 17, 2005, at 5:22 PM, Shea Tisdale wrote:

> I've seen installations that use a script under /etc/rc2.d - usually 
> called
> S79WOServices
>
> But I've also seen a WOServices under /etc/init.d and I've noticed 
> that the
> WO startup creation script puts a file in /etc/init.d.
>
> What is the purpose of each and is there any distinction.  I've got 
> servers
> I inherited running just fine without anything under /etc/init.d.
>
> Thanks.
>
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