startup scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d

[Barry Byrne]

Andre:

What is the script called?

It should end in .sh and be executable by root.

 - Barry

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Barry Byrne, IT Manager,
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Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Andre Grove
> Sent: 12 December 2003 13:38
> To: freebsd-questions at 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 <ondrugs at ananzi.co.za> 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.
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