How are applications started /stopped automaticly

[Hans Kamann]

When starting the HPUX Server ( 10.20) a few applications are started automaticly like Oracle etc. If you shut down the server these applications are then shut down automaticly as well. In which files are the references to these apps stored ? As far as I know there are two types of files: for startup and for shutdown. We have a problem where one application ( AMASS) is not shut down correctly.

[Mark Grant]

You need to look at the scripts /etc/rc* directories for the run level you normally run in (who -R). The files that begine with an S are used for startup and those that begin with a K are for shutdown. However, these files are only symbolic links to the actual scripts which reside in /sbin/init.d. It is in the /sbin/init.d scripts where you might need to do a bit of debugging.

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi,

Mark is right!
You should create /sbin/init.d/yourscript with start/stop actions and /etc/rc.config.d/yourapplication. Also you should link /sbin/init.d/yourscript to /sbin/rcY.d/SXXXyourscript and /sbin/rcW.d/KXXXyourscript (Y and W stand for run level where your application Starts and Kill).
For troubleshooting from command line

# /sbin/init.d/yourscript start
# /sbin/init.d/yourscript stop

and see if messages appear.

About format of yourscript under /sbin/init.d you can see other scripts under the same directory. Then copy and customize /sbin/init.d/template file.

I hope this helps you.

Best regards,
Ettore

[Jean-Luc Oudart]

Also,

if you put your start script in /sbin/rc3.d,
your stop script should be in /sbin/rc2.d

SXXXyourscript (start)
KYYYyourscript (stop)
XXX + YYY = 1000

Regards,
Jean-Luc

[Hans Kamann]

Thanks a lot for your support. The wanted file was indeed in /sbin/rc1.d and named "K100amass ".

Cheers