Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 19:12:09 -0500 (EST) From: Paul Boehmer <pboehmer@seidata.com> To: Kenn Martin <kmartin@infoteam.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: controlling local boot sequence Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002011908570.19303-100000@mailer.seidata.com> In-Reply-To: <20000201175018.A21189@infoteam.com>
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Kenn, We noticed that the scripts in rc.d are started in alpa-numeric order, so when we run into dependency problems we'll rename scripts like 1_program.sh or A_program.sh 2_program.sh or B_program.sh 3_program.sh or C_program.sh and so on. This was our solution, take it with a grain of salt. Paul Boehmer Systems Administrator SEI Data, Inc. pboehmer@seidata.com On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Kenn Martin wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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