Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:06:05 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> To: "Unix Newbie" <unix_newbie@earthlink.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: adding a service at start up Message-ID: <005701c1decb$de595b90$b50d030a@PATRICK> References: <1017952363.8817.36.camel@debian><1ZT5VFBj31r8Ewn9@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <200204071508.46778@.perimeter.co.za> <1018074829.9076.2.camel@debian>
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From: "Unix Newbie" <unix_newbie@earthlink.net>
Terry.
First - this list prefers that you do not top-post when replying to
emails. Rather respond logicaly below the questions, the way that Kevin
and I did before, or in-between the way I am doing now. :)
> Ok, thanks for the info, I read the page, and I wrote a script that I
> believe will suit my purposes, but I don't know how to test that. (you
> know, debug it, if you will).
You should be able to run the script by using the full path name:
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/script.sh
In fact, it is common practice with scripts in rc.d to write them to
accept one cammand-line parameter, or argument, which will enable you to
start/stop the daemon at will. If you did this then you should be able
to run the script as follows:
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/script.sh start
> Also, I have no directory or file named
> rc.d so I just made a file named rc.d and put the script into it.
Should
> rc.d be a directory with scripts in it? Does FreeBSD already know to
use
> this directory at start up when I create it?
This surprises me! There should be a directory named
/usr/local/etc/rc.d , and your startup script will be a file within that
directory. Try this when logged in as root:
# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/rc.d
# chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d
FreeBSD *does* know to look for startup scripts in this location at
start, but the script MUST be named {whatever}.sh, as I mentioned
before.
> Sorry for the basic questions, but after reading the man pages, and
the
> urls (thanks bye the way!) I am still a little confused.
>
> Thanks for all the help!
>
I hope this helped :)
Regards,
Patrick O'Reilly.
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