Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Setting up directories in /var during boot.

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

I think the simplest way would be to just copy the /etc/init.d/skeleton
script and insert it into the runlevel wherever it fits best.

Heiko

> -----Original Message-----
> From: roy barnard [mailto:roy...@ya...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 3:52 PM
> To: devil linux-develop
> Subject: [Devil-linux-develop] Setting up directories in /var
> during boot.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone help me with setting up directories in /var during boot?
> 
> I have configured DL-1.4RC3 as a Print Server using LPRNG.
> To load the parallel port kernel driver I added "modprobe lp" to
> the boot.local file, which works fine.
> 
> I then configured the printcap file, again fine.
> I needed to create the directory /var/spool/lpd/lp, which I tried
> to do be putting "checkpc -f" in the boot.local file and let it
> automatically do this for me.
> 
> This failed because the boot.local is executed prior to the
> hostname being set which "checkpc" needs.
> (my work around to put mkdir,chown and chmods into boot.local)
> 
> Will the same issues happen when running other programs which
> expect new directories in /var ?
> 
> Is there a rc.local file later in to boot sequence I have missed?
> 
> I wonder if a better way forward would be to have each /etc/init.d
> scripts call PRE/POST start-up scripts using run-parts.  The same
> idea could be used for shutdown allowing cleaning up when a service
> shuts down.
> 
> An other example for this would be if you need to download a proxy
> whitelist prior to squid starting but after networking is up.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Roy Barnard
> 
> 
> 
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