Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 14:38:46 -0700 From: Glenn Dawson <glenn@antimatter.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: Help! Stupid Newbie Question Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20050924142004.04036cb0@cobalt.antimatter.net> In-Reply-To: <20050924165741.44B2.GERARD@seibercom.net> References: <4564bbf205092413161cb86d75@mail.gmail.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20050924132414.064d4bd0@cobalt.antimatter.net> <20050924165741.44B2.GERARD@seibercom.net>
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At 02:05 PM 9/24/2005, Gerard Seibert wrote: >On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:30:43 -0700, Glenn Dawson <glenn@antimatter.net> >Subject: Re: Help! Stupid Newbie Question >Wrote these words of wisdom: > > > > > If the port you installed was relatively recent, you just need > > mysql_enable=3D"YES" in your rc.conf. > > > > If it's an older port, look for a sample startup script in > > /usr/local/etc/rc.d. You just need to rename it so that it ends in > > .sh and it will start at boot time. > > > > -Glenn > > >***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** >On 9/24/2005 4:57:41 PM, Gerard Seibert Replied: > >When I first started using FreeBSD, I had the same problems. It would be >nice if the author of the man pages included the start up information as >well as the location of any config files as the first entry in the page. >I have even installed programs where the startup scripts were commented >out, for example: cups.sh-sample, and I went looking for why the program >was not starting before it dawned on me what the problem was. I think the primary reason for not having a port=20 automatically start after it's installed would be=20 security. There are a number of things that=20 might present a security risk if they are enabled=20 with their default configurations, or no=20 configuration at all. I don't believe I've ever=20 seen a port install itself so that it starts at boot time. Section 4.6 in the handbook has this: Ports that should start at boot (such as Internet=20 servers) will usually install a sample script in=20 /usr/local/etc/rc.d. You should review this=20 script for correctness and edit or rename it if=20 needed. See=20 <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/configtuning-star= ting-services.html>Starting=20 Services for more information. > I realize >that someone with years of experience would not have had that sort of >problem, but for a new user, it is all to common. We are always getting >requests for how do I start foo, or what have you on this list. There are a great many people that post to the=20 list with questions that are readily available in=20 the handbook, or some other part of the web=20 site. I don't think that's likely to change any time soon. -Glenn >That is just my 2=C2=A2 worth of unasked for opinion. > > >-- >Gerard Seibert >gerard@seibercom.net >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to= "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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