run at startup

[saitan]

I have a audio-server (shoutcast) and want to run it at startup.
What do I have to do?

 

[ayjaycee]

Write a script & put it in /etc/init.d (see other scripts there for examples - the script should accept a parameter of start and stop).
NB: ensure it has execute permissions!

Then, link this to /etc/rc3.d so that it starts when you go to init level 3 (usual place for network-type stuff)

eg:
ln -s /etc/init.d/shoutcast /etc/rc3.d/S99shoutcast
ln -s /etc/init.d/shoutcast /etc/rc3.d/K99shoutcast

(assuming your script is called shoutcast)
Choose a numerical value (S99/K99) so that your script is run at the appropriate point (startups are procesed in numerical order).

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[saitan]

i've already tried something like this... the problem is that the server has a output on the screen that is updated every second and so the system stops there.
I had to log in in the single-user-mode to remove the file...

but I will try it again...

 

[ayjaycee]

OK - 1st, make sure you can run /etc/init.d/shoutcast start OK from the command line (i.e., that it runs & returns to the prompt).

Then, how about re-directing the output to a log file instead of the console? One by one, the penguins steal my sanity. X-)

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[saitan]

yes, the file runs but it doesn't retun to the prompt!
i've tried it to send the output to a file, but the file is updated every second, too.

an output example:

*******************************************************************************
** SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server
** Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Nullsoft, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
** Use "sc_serv filename.ini" to specify an ini file.
*******************************************************************************

Event log:
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [SHOUTcast] DNAS/SolarisSparc v1.8.3 (Aug 7 2001) starting up...
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] pid: 660
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] loaded config from sc_serv.conf
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] initializing (usermax:32 portbase:7777)...
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] No ban file found (sc_serv.ban)
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] No rip file found (sc_serv.rip)
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] opening source socket
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] source thread starting
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] opening client socket
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] Client Stream thread [0] starting
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] client main thread starting
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [source] listening for connection on port 7778
<01/31/02@19:27:36> [main] SIGWINCH; Reloaded Config File
<01/31/02@19:27:59> 0 listeners (0 unique)

 

[ayjaycee]

Well, having had a quick look at the Shoutcast FAQ, it looks like it's intended to write to the console all the time - with an optional log file as well.

So, in your startup script, have you got something like this :-

/path/shoutcast options > /path/shoutcast.log 2>&1

???

This should stop it writing to the console & should(!) let the script finish & return you to the prompt.

If this works & you then want to see the shoutcast messages on your screen, just run tail -f /path/shoutcast.log One by one, the penguins steal my sanity. X-)

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[saitan]

this is the startupscript: (it runs and there are no messages on the screen, but it don't returns to the prompt :-( )

#!/sbin/sh
#
# shoutcast-server
#
#
#ident &quot;@(#)shoutcst&quot;

case &quot;$1&quot; in
'start')

cd /download/shoutcast-1-8-3-solaris-sparc/
./sc_serv > test.txt 2>&1
;;

'stop')
echo &quot;nicht möglich&quot;
;;

*)
echo &quot;Usage: $0 { start | stop }&quot;
;;
esac
exit 0

 

[ayjaycee]

Looks OK to me - sorry I can't add any more :-(

Hopefully someone else will pick this one up now - I'm off home

TTFN One by one, the penguins steal my sanity. X-)

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