to start a daemon on server boots up

[Raghuram Ollakal_1]

I have Tacacs + running,one of my HP server. This is an old server, I need to set up the same Tacacs + on a new hp server. I was able to set up it on the new server. But I have to start the TACACS+ daemon manually, because I cant find from where this daemon is starting on the old server. How do I make the daemon to run, when the server boots.

[Stefan Farrelly]

You need to write a script and put it into /sbin/init.d then create a link from /sbin/rcX.d (where X is the runlevel you want it to start under, eg. 3) to /sbin/init.d/The link starts with an Sxxx for startup, or Kxxx for shutdown. You will see lots of other scripts in there, just pick a unique number for S/Kxxx

[Heinz Gaertner]

Hi,

two ways:
1) startup-script in /sbin/init.d
check the template file in this directory, you can use it to write your own
2) entry in /etc/inittab
this is probably the way it works on the old machine
If you're not familiar with either startup-scripts or inittab let us know and cannot go on with the manpages let us know again.

Bye
Heinz

[Jerome Baron]

Hi,

to start a daemon at boot put a script in /sbin/init.d.

And make a symbolyc link in /sbin/rci.d (i is your start level number).

To perform the script you have a model in /sbin/init.d named template.

Regards,
Jerome

[Printaporn_1]

1. goto /sbin/init.d/
copy template and make modification to start your application.

2. make link file for start up and shutdown in /etc/rcXX.d

3if file that create in number 1 need to check parameter you can add it in /etc/rc.config.d/

you can see example that already exist

/sbin/init.d/lp
/sbin/rc2.d/S720lp
/sbin/rc1.d/K280lp
/etc/rc.config.d/lp

[Steven E. Protter]

Prior post is where the startup script has to be.

You can copy /sbin/init.d/template to be your template for the startup script.

cp /bin/init.d/template /sbin/init.d/newscript

This script requires start or stop as $1 argument

To create a startup run level 3 to that script its.

cd /sbin/rc3.d

ln -s /sbin/init.d/newscript S999newscript

for stopping it run level 2

cd /sbin/rc2.d
ln -s /sbin/init.d/newscript K999newscript


An example always helps.

Good luck.

[kish_1]

I think you are looking for the daemon of Tacacs+,I never worked on this, since you have a working machine (old machine) , you can find it form startup script of old machine ( /sbin/init.d/xxxx. and /etc/rc.config.d/xxxx.
also you can find it from /etc/rc.log,

[Angus Crome]

I believe this could also be setup in /etc/inetd.conf

[Juan Manuel López]

Hi all.
You have to make the next steps:

1. First off al. you have to put a new file ( you can use another file on the same directory, copy an modify it ), on /sbin/init.d/< my daemon script file name >
On it, put the start and stop process to your daemon.

2. Then, on /etc/rcconfig.d/< my daemon script file name >, put the variable=1, the same that you use on /sbin/init.d/my daemon script file name

3. /sbin/rcx.d ( x= 2 to stop, 3 to start )
Create a links to your /sbin/init.d/ with the same criteria:
Kxxx to stop on rc2
Sxxx to stop on rc3

xxx should be a total of 1000, I mean: you can put 009 to stop and 991 to start.


I hope this help you.

Juanma.

[Marco Santerre]

Just to add to what Juan Manuel is saying, if you don't have a start/stop script readily available, in the /sbin/init.d, you will find a file named template which contains a start/stop and is pretty standard with everything else HP has implemented. You just need to include your different steps to start or stop your application and voila! You continue with step 2 and 3 from Juan Manuel