Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:09:30 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Tom Judge <tom@tomjudge.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Gobbledegeek <gobbledegeek@gmail.com> Subject: Re: custom rc.d script not working Message-ID: <20061205170930.GD34126@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <45755861.90800@tomjudge.com> References: <463aea570612041043g280795cfxafef98a1cc765ae4@mail.gmail.com> <45755861.90800@tomjudge.com>
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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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