RE: [misterhouse-users] Auto starting mh during boot for SuSE Linux 7.3

[kevin w. <wa...@at...>]

Roger,

The first two enhancements are good ideas. I'll add these to my code as
well. I don't use the third one, because I use mh.ini which is the default
ini for mh. But of course in your case you need the PARM.

In the future I may run my mh linux server in server only mode, i.e. no X
server - run level 3. But I'm using X server to develop code remotely from a
win2k machine to the mh Linux server. So I guess mh runs fine in no x-server
mode?

Thanks,
Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: mis...@li...
[mailto:mis...@li...]On Behalf Of Roger
Bille
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 5:24 PM
To: mis...@li...
Subject: Re: [misterhouse-users] Auto starting mh during boot for SuSE
Linux 7.3


 Kevin,

 Thanks for this post. It solved my problem I asked about earlier on this
list. I now have this working fine on my SuSE system. I have done 3
modifications to the script.

 1. I'm running one of my systems as a server only (no windows manager)
which mean it runs in runlevel 3 and not 5. By modifying these lines the
script will work in all instances:

=====
# Default-Start:  3 5
# Default-Stop:  3 5
# Description:    Start mh in run level 3 and 5
=====

 2. The restart option does not work since the stop command is not a
function. I have added this:

=====
stop () {
    killproc $MH_BIN
}
=====

 and modified the stop case part:

=====
    stop)
 echo -n "Shutting down Mister-House"
 ## Stop daemon with killproc(8) and if this fails
 ## set echo the echo return value.

 stop

 # Remember status and be verbose
 rc_status -v
 ;;
=====

 3. I have exported the mh_parms in /etc/profile (/etc/profile.local in
SuSE) to where I have my ini file. It seems that this is not picked up when
mh is started through the script. I have to add the export in the start
section:

=====
start() {
   export mh_parms=/home/mhrb/mh.private.ini
   startproc -u mh -g 102 $MH_BIN  -log_file $MH_LOG -tk 0  > /dev/null 2>&1
&
   RETVAL=$?
   return $RETVAL
}
=====

 Thanks again Kevin !

 Regards
 Roger


----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin wambsganz" <wa...@at...>
To: <mis...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:48 AM
Subject: [misterhouse-users] Auto starting mh during boot for SuSE Linux 7.3


>
> Hi All,
>
> SuSE Linux has to be setup uniquely for mister house because of the
Symbolic
> Links. The instructions are located in the attached file but are listed
> below as well. Place attached script in the /etc/init.d directory and make
> sure root has execution access by "chmod u+rwx mh" Note, The following
> instructions and file were used on SuSE 7.3, I think there may be some
> changes to the init.d symbolic links on previous version of SuSE, but I'm
> not sure.
>
> Kevin
>
>
> Bruce, Please add the attached file in the mh/bin directory using the a
file
> name with SuSe in it.
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
>
> Always test the script before you restart you computer. If the script has
a
> major problem then you computer may not boot up. See the example below of
> how to start/stop and check status.
>
> homeauto:/etc/init.d # ./mh stop
> Shutting down Mister-House
> done
> homeauto:/etc/init.d # ./mh start
> Starting Mister-House
> done
> homeauto:/etc/init.d # ./mh status
> Checking for Mister-House:
> running
>
> #
> # System startup service for mister house using SuSE with
> # A user (mh) and group are created using yast2. The user and group are
> optional
> # but make it easier to separate production from development work.
> # If you don't use the new group, then remove "-u mh -g 102" from
startproc.
> # If you add a new user, then you copy the mister house files into the mh
> directory.
> # This script assumes that mh is in the default /home/mh directory, if not
> then
> # change the "MH_LOG=/home/mh/data/logs/startup.txt" and
> "MH_BIN=/home/mh/bin/mh" lines.
> #
> # This script supports starting/stopping/restarting, and status.
> # This script should be executed at runlevel 5 and the symbolic links in
the
> must
> # be created using the insserv command. Execute "insserv -d
/etc/init.d/mh"
> # to setup the links as root. You must use this command, otherwise SuSE
will
> overwrite
> # the symbolic links if you create them manually. At least thats what I
read
> it
> # would do, I have not tried it.
> #
> # You can run this script from /etc/init.d by ./mh start or ./mh stop.
> # You must be root to run this script.
> #
> # Note, my mh uses mysql as a Database. If you have any dependencies
> add/remove
> # from the "Required-Start:" line.
> #
> # This entire script goes into /etc/rc.d/init.d/mh file.
>
>
>
>
>
>


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