startup scripts not working

[Howard Goldstein]

Ghirai wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> Suddenly, the startup scripts for various applications won't work.
> I have these in /usr/local/etc/rc.d:
> apache22, ircservices, postgresql, pure-ftpd, unrealircd
> 
> When i run any of them without parameters, they give out the parameters.
> But when i use any of the params, nothing happens.
> 
> Starting the binaries themselves (from /usr/local/sbin, etc,
> depending on the application) works, and the applications
> themselves work fine.
> 
> None of the scripts work, they show the same behavior,
> and i ran them as root.

I don't have any of those installed but most of the local rc.d scripts 
need an enable flag in /etc/rc.conf . Take a look at your rc.d scripts 
and see if they need them to.  You can also run these with -x to see 
what's happening (eg.,  sh -x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22 start)