From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 06:14:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3839B16A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:14:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.wbtsystems.com (onyx.dublin.wbtsystems.com [193.120.231.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0054943D32 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:14:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com) Received: from spiral ([193.120.231.190]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.wbtsystems.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBCEDnS2049805; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:13:51 GMT From: "Barry Byrne" To: "Andre Grove" , Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:13:49 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <3FD9C4BB.6050804@ananzi.co.za> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-WBT-Authenticated-User: bb X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 Subject: RE: startup scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:14:15 -0000 Andre: What is the script called? It should end in .sh and be executable by root. - Barry -- Barry Byrne, IT Manager, WBT Systems, Block 2, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Andre Grove > Sent: 12 December 2003 13:38 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: startup scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d > > > sorry. i have too much faith in ESP i guess. this is the script that is > supposed to run: > > #!/usr/local/bin/bash > /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/caau1 modem crtscts 115200 lock asyncmap 0 > defaultroute debug passive persist > > It's supposed to bring up the PPP interface, but it doesn't. but running > the script manually (not the command itself) does. > There is no references in /var/spooll/messages that the script was even > attempted at bootup. > > A > > > Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > >*This message was transferred with a trial version of > CommuniGate(tm) Pro* > >Andre Grove writes: > > > > > > > >>Why would a script not run? I have a script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d, I > >>did chmod +x it, but it still does not run at startup. > >> > >> > > > >You didn't give much information there. Not feeling terribly psychic > >today, I'll just tell you what the manual says. > > > > o Scripts are only executed if their basename(1) matches the shell > > globbing pattern *.sh, and they are executable. Any > other files or > > directories present within the directory are silently ignored. > > o When a script is executed at boot time, it is passed the string > > ``start'' as its first and only argument. At shutdown > time, it is > > passed the string ``stop'' as its first and only > argument. All rc.d > > scripts are expected to handle these arguments > appropriately. If no > > action needs to be taken at a given time (either boot > time or shut- > > down time) the script should exit successfully and > without producing > > an error message. > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"