Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:32:06 -0800 From: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Startup Script Message-ID: <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F02390AF882@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>
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I have created a script (with a lot of help from this list) to start my
dynamic DNS client (dynipclient). The service I use is www.dynip.com. Here
is my script:
103 Blacksheep# cat dynip.sh
#!/bin/sh
case "$1" in
start)
/usr/local/bin/dynipclient
echo -n ' dynipclient'
;;
stop)
/usr/local/bin/dynipclient -k
;;
*)
echo "Usage: `basename $0` {start|stop}" >&2
;;
esac
exit 0
The file is set as executable and the script runs fine when I initialize it
from /usr/local/etc/rc.d as ./dynip.sh and pass either the "start" or "stop"
argument. However, after a reboot, the dynip client is not successfully
started.
As I watch the system boot, I see the following messages:
Local package initialization: apachedynipclient[194]: Using client
configuration
file '/etc/dynip.cfg'
Feb 27 15:16:47 blacksheep dynipclient[194]: Using client configuration file
'/etc/dynip.cfg'
dynipclientFeb 27 15:16:47 blacksheep dynipclient[195]: active
Doesn't this mean that the dynipclient program was started as process ID
195? But when I logon the system, the process is not there. What is
causing this behavior and how can I fix it?
I am a newbie and know basically nothing about scripts. But I suspect what
might be happening is that the dynipclient starts in the first line but then
is stopped because of the command in the second. Am I correct? Any ideas?
Thanks for your help,
Drew
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