mysql rc script failure - correction: most installed rc scripts not running manually

[Boris Samorodov]

Da Rock <rock_on_the_web at comcen.com.au> writes:
> On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 15:40 +1000, Da Rock wrote:

>> Has anyone else had trouble with starting mysql server with the rc
>> script?
>> 
>> I've only just installed from ports (as a dependency, mind) and
>> technically it should just start when you run the rc script - it sets up
>> the db dirs and stuff so it can just run. But I can't get it to do the
>> setup stuff automatically, and so the script fails. I've done the setup
>> manually before so its no real biggy, but I imagine others would be more
>> than a little frustrated.
>> 
>> Anyone else have this trouble? I just realised I had to do this last
>> time too...
>> 
>> For reference: I'm starting the script manually for testing at this
>> point (if that makes a difference- which I believe it shouldn't).
>
> Manually running port installed rc scripts is not working manually. I'm
> trying mysql, courier-imap, and I've tried isc-dhcp in the past. None of
> these will work when run manually- even on different machines and bsd
> versions (all 6.x).
>
> Is it just me?

Sorry for may be a dumb question: did you define an
<daemon>_enable="YES" at /etc/rc.conf[.local]? For more info
you may look at the script you are trying to start.


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