custom rc.d script not working

[Jerry McAllister]

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 08:56:37AM +0530, Gobbledegeek wrote:

> My script is in /etc/rc.d and it executes - only when I login and find
> no zebra process... executing it manually starts zebra allright.
> 
> Why should I put it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d ?

Because that is where the system expects to find scripts to 
start up at boot time.

////jerry

> 
> I think I see a 0.99.5 version in freshports.org. I'll just use that 
> instead.
> 
> Thanks ye all for the help...
> 
> Rgrds
> 
> On 12/5/06, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at msu.edu> wrote:
> >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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> 
> -- 
> Rgrds
> GobbledeGeek
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