Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:05:17 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: Help! Stupid Newbie Question Message-ID: <20050924165741.44B2.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20050924132414.064d4bd0@cobalt.antimatter.net> References: <4564bbf205092413161cb86d75@mail.gmail.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20050924132414.064d4bd0@cobalt.antimatter.net>
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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="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 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. That is just my 2ยข worth of unasked for opinion. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net
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