Running scripts on startup

darrenjhopkins · 12-09-2004, 04:20 AM

Hello again all,

I would like to have certain programs to start running when I boot up (e.g. would like to start apache and then another service)
Where would be the best place to put this in?
I have tried this in the .profile and .bashrc for each user, but I'm guessing there must be a better generic place to do this. Would this have something to do with init.d?

hamish · 12-09-2004, 04:29 AM

what are you running?

if redhat or similar, I think you use /sbin/chkconfig --list to show which programmes start at startup. You can then do /sbin/chkconfig --help to get the syntax for setting these to start.

In gentoo, do rc-update add apache2 default.

Hamish

darrenjhopkins · 12-09-2004, 04:31 AM

Apoligies, I'm running Mandrake 10.
I've seen from ps -wwaux that init is the first command that gets run, so I'm guessing that this could perhaps spawn off a set of sub-scripts.

All I want to do is make sure that when I start up, that apache and another service is started.

Cheers for the help

hamish · 12-09-2004, 04:32 AM

does mandrake not also use chkconfig?

hamish

darrenjhopkins · 12-09-2004, 04:39 AM

hmmm - chkconfig lists a whole lot of programs, but this doesn't really halp me set something to run. Not sure how to actually add stuff to this either.

MasterC · 12-09-2004, 04:41 AM

In Mandrake you have the Mandrake Control Center. Off the top of my head I cannot remember the exact location, but if you tool around in there you will come across a page that lets you 'tick and untick' boxes to have them start at bootup or not. Check for a "services" tab maybe.

Cool

darrenjhopkins · 12-09-2004, 04:47 AM

AHA! Found it - this lists all the services.
Now, how do I add stuff to this (i.e. /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start)

I've still been reading about the init.d and adding stuff to rc<number>.d profiles?

hamish · 12-09-2004, 04:51 AM

if chkconfig worked, then you can see which services are starting at each runlevel (1,2,3,4,5,6)

you can add a service to start at level 3 by doing:

/sbin/chkconfig add 3 apache

I dont have mandrake on this machine, so I can't tell you exectly. But that is the basic ided. /sbin/chkconfig --help will give you the exect syntax.

Hamish