Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:58:56 -0500 From: Kenn Martin <kmartin@infoteam.com> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: controlling local boot sequence Message-ID: <20000201205856.A23264@infoteam.com> In-Reply-To: <NDBBJIOBFAJNKGAGLICJGEMFEOAA.matt@axl.net>; from matt@axl.net on Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 06:52:21PM -0500 References: <20000201175018.A21189@infoteam.com> <NDBBJIOBFAJNKGAGLICJGEMFEOAA.matt@axl.net>
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On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 06:52:21PM -0500, Matthew B. Henniges wrote: > Well you could take the simple route and put a "sleep 10" in the mysql.sh > shell script That did work when we tried it, but it doesn't feel reliable. > or you could add a loop at the end that check wether the mysql (mysqladmin > status?)server had come up yet, and if not slept for a bit and tried again, > until the mysql server came up. This sounds better ... I will put it for the next reboot, whenever that will be ;-) I will also try it on a non-production server. > Matthew B. Henniges > Axl.net Communications > http://www.axl.net > (203) 552-1714 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kenn Martin > > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 5:50 PM > > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: controlling local boot sequence > > > > > > Looking for some tips on controlling local startup sequences when > > using MySQL. I imagine that other ISPs have similar configurations. > > > > FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE machines, scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d (some > > created by /usr/ports/* and some myself). Script names end in .sh, > > are executable, and are named starting with numbers so as to > > attempt to control sequencing. > > > > The problem we are experiencing is that at boot time, MySQL is being > > loaded but other packages which depend on MySQL, such as Apache and > > ICRADIUS, often fail. These packages are probably starting before MySQL > > finishes its initialization. I know the /etc/periodic files are named > > with a numbering scheme so I tried that in /usr/local/etc/rc.d without > > any consistent success. Packages that fail to start during the boot > > process can be started manually using these exact same scripts. > > > > It appears that I can merge the multiple scripts into one master script, > > but that doesn't exactly seem like the proper way to handle the problem. > > > > How do others handle these type of dependencies? kenn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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