Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:26:36 -0500 From: Michael Beattie <mtbeedee@gmail.com> To: "Halldor R. Haflidason" <titan@thoron.org> Cc: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: starting services? Message-ID: <d4b4435a0511210626n5cb7a7e3od7f091a7a0a4a9e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20051121142219.GA41185@thoron.org> References: <dllcot$4ca$1@sea.gmane.org> <011e01c5ee41$a8a18610$c801a8c0@nexpc> <20051121140830.M11345@pobox.sk> <20051121142219.GA41185@thoron.org>
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On 11/21/05, Halldor R. Haflidason <titan@thoron.org> wrote: > On Monday, 21 November 2005 at 15:11:35 +0100, martinko wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:17:01 +0800, Foo Ji-Haw wrote > > > > i wonder why i cannot start for instance ssh with > > > > /etc/rc.d/sshd start > > > > but i always have to use > > > > /etc/rc.d/sshd forcestart > > > > and similarly for stop, status, etc. > > > > > > > > any ideas pls ?? > > > You have to add a line in /etc/rc.conf. I think it is > > > samba_enable=3D"YES". > > > > > > well, if you add sshd_enable=3D"YES", the service (always) starts on bo= ot. > > > > i just want to start it manually and i wonder why it doesn't listen to = "start" > > argument but only "forcestart" and similarly for other commands i've go= t to > > use "force". > > > > anyone knows why pls ?? > > > > martin > > Because when the system boots up it sends the 'start' argument to all the > scripts in the rc.d directories, those scripts then check wether they > should start or not. Force start simply overrides that check. > > Halldor Then something's broken, no? If the service isnt running and you send it a "start" and it doesnt start, then that's bad. You shouldnt need to override some checks, it should do what it's commanded to do.
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