Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:41:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com> To: Jim Mock <jim@phrantic.phear.net> Cc: Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I recover when my FreeBSD Computer Reboots Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.02A.9810061439200.9143-100000@pdx.cybcon.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981007010038.00972100@pop.ozemail.com.au>
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Not a "ppp guru" but I load ppp on boot like this. In /etc/rc.local # put your local stuff here # PPP # /usr/sbin/ppp -auto cybcon (or whatever you want) On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Jim Mock wrote: > At 08:52 AM 10/6/98 -0500, you wrote: > > > > I am running FreeBSD 2.2.7 on a Pentium system. I use > > ppp and Apache to make this machine a web server which > > I can then access from remote sites. Trouble is, if the > > weather turns bad, like this morning, and the computer > > reboots, how do I get ppp and Apache to reload automatically > > even if no one is there to re-login? Can these two programs > > be run even if the login prompt is ignored? > > > Hi Frank, > > You can start Apache from /etc/rc.local by adding.. > > # put your local stuff here > /usr/local/sbin/httpd > > Not sure about ppp.. never tried it on reboot. You'll have to rely on the ppp > gurus for that one. > > Hope this helps.. > > Jim > > |=> Jim Mock [jim@thunder.st0rm.com] [jim@phrantic.phear.net] <=| > |=> st0rm Internet Services | web: http://www.st0rm.com/ <=| > |=> Website Design & Hosting | Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia <=| > |=> Powered by FreeBSD! | http://www.freebsd.org/ <=| > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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