Re: rc.d_scripts/start_up_files

On 19:45 17 Apr 2003, dhd <[email protected]> wrote:
| I'm having trouble getting a few services to start automatically.  I'm using
| RH 7.2 and I'm using csh as my login shell.  I've been trying to accomplish
| this by creating a rc.d script, but can't get it working.  The command in my
| script works properly when I test it in a terminal but doesn't run when on
| restart/relogin.

Startup scripts run are boot time or shutdown time. Not at login time.

| Does anyone know of a good resource I could access for
| info on how this process is structured?

Scripts expect a single argument, being "start" or "stop". On RedHat
"restart" and "status" are egenrally implemented too. So the script usually has the form:

	#!/bin/sh
	... do some setup stuff, like read configs etc ...
	case "$1" iin
	  start)
	    start the daemon or service here
	    ;;
	  stop)
	    stop the daemon or service here
	    ;;
	  status)
	    report on the upness of the daemon
	    ;;
	  restart)
	    "$0" stop
	    "$0" start
	    ;;
	  *)echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}" >&2; exit 2
	    ;;
	esac

| I placed the script /etc/rc2.d  Do

Sounds like you're writing in csh. Startup scripts are Bourne shell.
See "man sh" for details. Or just copy and hack an existing script.

| I also need a reference to the script in my /.cshrc file?

No.

Cheers,
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