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Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 14:16:56 -0700
From: Jeff Newton <jeff@datapark.com>
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CC: Daniel Zborovski <daniel@moonlighting.net>
Subject: Re: running a program on startup
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Dan Busarow wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 5 May 1997, Daniel Zborovski wrote:
> > Is there a way to run a program on startup.  As it is now everytime I
> > want to start my apache server I need to type:
> >
> > /usr/local/apache_1.1.1/src/httpd -f
> > /usr/local/apache_1.1.1/conf/http.conf
> 
> For 2.1.5R and up, create the directory
> 
>         /usr/local/etc/rc.d
> 
> When the system boots it looks for files with a .sh extension
> in this directory and executes them.  So you want to create
> a file named /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache.sh containing
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> /usr/local/apache_1.1.1/src/httpd -f /usr/local/apache_1.1.1/conf/http.conf
> 
> Chmod +x it and you are all set.
> 

Or simply add /usr/local/apache_1.1.1/src/httpd -f to /etc/rc.local

Creating a /usr/local/etc/rc.d directory and seperate scripts is perhaps
a little cleaner (sys V style) but I find /etc/rc.local just as
managable.

Cheers,

-- 
Jeff Newton
Network Administrator
Tantalus Communications
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