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

[Valentin Bud]

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Da Rock <rock_on_the_web at comcen.com.au>wrote:

>
> On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 12:57 +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> > 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.
>
> So are you saying I can't start a script manually without enabling it in
> rc.conf? I was not under that impression... I thought it could be
> started manually for testing before setting it for automatic startup-
> based on my reading in the handbook and man pages.
>

Yes you can without put it in /etc/rc.conf. Use the force word.

# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server forcestart

all the best,
v

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