start service at boot time on debian4

neverland · 03-10-2010, 09:19 PM

Hi, I am using Debian4 and I have apache under /home/apache/bin/apachectl
How to start the apachectl service for every time system restart, It
must be start automatically. Please tell me how to
do or how to write the script, how to configure for
run level 2,3 and 5.

Regards

ripp3r · 03-11-2010, 02:02 AM

Hi,

This is not the right section, anyway, the solution could be this:

In the file /etc/rc./rc.local add this line

/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

I'm not sure it can works... but as said, ask to the right section.

samac · 03-11-2010, 04:10 AM

Debian uses a different init system (systemV as opposed to BSD style scripts) to Slackware, you will more likely find the correct answer in the Debian forum quicker.

samac

ponce · 03-11-2010, 05:06 AM

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Update-rc.d

win32sux · 03-11-2010, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neverland

Hi, I am using Debian4 and I have apache under /home/apache/bin/apachectl
How to start the apachectl service for every time system restart, It
must be start automatically. Please tell me how to
do or how to write the script, how to configure for
run level 2,3 and 5.

I'd say the quickest way to achieve this is probably:

Code:

ln -s /home/apache/bin/apachectl /etc/init.d/apachectl
sysv-rc-conf --level 235 apachectl on

If you need arguments (or anything else), substitute a script for the link.

If you don't have sysv-rc-conf already installed, well, it's only an apt-get install away!

XavierP · 03-11-2010, 06:50 AM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Debian and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

evo2 · 03-11-2010, 10:29 PM

You have to write the script. The easiest approach would be to start with the /etc/init.d/apache script used in the Debian apache package: then modify it. Then you can use rcconf or similar (or make the links yourself) to get it to start and stop at the runlevels you desire.

Easier still would be to simply install the Debian apache package. Any special reason you didn't?

Cheers,

Evo2.