Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:53:40 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Gobbledegeek <gobbledegeek@gmail.com> Cc: Tom Judge <tom@tomjudge.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: custom rc.d script not working Message-ID: <20061206155340.GC39047@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <463aea570612051926s1dfffb9doa8b8da13d504af05@mail.gmail.com> References: <463aea570612041043g280795cfxafef98a1cc765ae4@mail.gmail.com> <45755861.90800@tomjudge.com> <20061205170930.GD34126@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <463aea570612051926s1dfffb9doa8b8da13d504af05@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 08:56:37AM +0530, Gobbledegeek wrote:
> My script is in /etc/rc.d and it executes - only when I login and find
> no zebra process... executing it manually starts zebra allright.
>
> Why should I put it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d ?
Because that is where the system expects to find scripts to
start up at boot time.
////jerry
>
> I think I see a 0.99.5 version in freshports.org. I'll just use that
> instead.
>
> Thanks ye all for the help...
>
> Rgrds
>
> On 12/5/06, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> wrote:
> >On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 11:30:41AM +0000, Tom Judge wrote:
> >
> >> Gobbledegeek wrote:
> >> >I compiled quagga 0.99.5 from source (not freebsd port) and wrote
> >this
> >> >little script in the /etc/rc.d/zebra file.
> >> >-------------------------------
> >> >#!/bin/sh
> >> >
> >> ># PROVIDE: zebra
> >> ># REQUIRE: NETWORKING
> >> >
> >> >. /etc/rc.subr
> >> >
> >> >name="zebra"
> >> >rcvar=${name}_enable
> >> >required_files="/usr/local/etc/${name}.conf"
> >> >command="/usr/local/sbin/${name}"
> >> >command_args="-d"
> >> >pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
> >> >load_rc_config $name
> >> >run_rc_command "$1"
> >> >----------------------------------
> >> >
> >> >/etc/rc.conf has zebra_enable="yes"
> >> >
> >> >However it only starts zebra when I execute it manually from
> >> >command line. When I boot freebsd, it executes and I see
> >> >message in boot screen that zebra is starting, but on login I find
> >> >zebra isn't running.
> >> >all files in /usr/local/sbin/ for zebra executables are owned by
> >> >quagga/quagga user/group.
> >> >
> >> >Once I get this working, I will ofcourse add scripts for ospfd and
> >> >bgpd and isisd.. but it beats me why this isn't working...
> >> >
> >> >This is on freebsd 6.2 RC1 i386.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks very much in advance for your help...
> >> >
> >> >PS: Please CC me as I am not subscribed.
> >> >
> >
> >First, I presume you mean to say that you put the script
> >in the '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/' directory and not just /etc/rc.d
> >
> >Secondly, my most frequent error is error with these is to forget
> >to make them executable. If the script does not have execute
> >permission, it is ignored.
> >
> >////jerry
> >
> >>
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>
> --
> Rgrds
> GobbledeGeek
> [Everything but Gobbledegook.. !!]
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