Problem getting programs to start on boot

[paladin256]

I am running Solaris 9 Sparc and am having problems getting programs to start on boot. I have created the proper files in rc3.d with symlink to init.d and without the symlink. I can run the file in rc3.d manually and the program will start but if I reboot the server it does not start. Any insight into this would be welcome.

TIA

 

[nabrantes]

Hello,

if I understood allrigth or you create the script on /etc/init.d and create a link on /etc/rc3.d (which means that the it only start on runlevel 3) or you just create the program on rc3.d;

Try to see if the program you're starting isn't prompting for nothing.

Also try to check permissions and owners

Its a shoot

Best Regards

 

[aixmurderer]

I'm not a Solaris expert, but isn't the default runlevel rc2.d? Isn't that where you should have your S# file?

Also, the simlink must start with a capital "S" else it won't start. IBM Certified Confused - MQSeries
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[Annihilannic]

Run level 3 is the default, and rc3.d is where local applications should really be started. Annihilannic.

 

[paladin256]

Any ideas on why they wont auto start but will manualy?

 

[Annihilannic]

It may be due to the different path or other environment settings used at boot time. I believe all of the scripts are run using sh so any ksh or other shell specific scripting might break.

If you could post a sample of the scripts' content it might help. Annihilannic.

 

[paladin256]

Here is a sample of the script for apache:

# more S98httpd
#!/bin/sh
# apache start script

case "$1" in
'start')
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
;;
'stop')
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl stop
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }"
;;
esac
exit 0

 

[Annihilannic]

I can't see anything obviously wrong. Try changing the first line to #!/bin/sh -x and watch the messages on boot.

A colleague of mine always adds the following line to /sbin/rc2 script so you can see exactly when it's running which startup scripts, which may help (line numbers on the left):

[tt]
46 if [ -s ${f} ]
47 then
48 echo "Running ${f} ..."
49 case ${f} in
[/tt] Annihilannic.

 

[jamisar]

if it runs manually AND not in boot-procedure
look at the environment
the boot-proc is missing something. -----------
when they don't ask you anymore, where they are come from, and they don't tell you anymore, where they go ... you'r getting older !