[ubuntu-uk] Init Script fun

[Rob Beard]

On 30/06/10 08:43, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> On 29 June 2010 22:59, Rob Beard<rob at esdelle.co.uk>  wrote:
>> Thanks Al,
>>
>> I managed to get it working.  I had to add the --user and then the
>> username the process was running under to stop it.  Basically it now
>> starts the process as root, then changes to a different user.
>>
>> All seems to be working now when I try and start the init script from
>> root from the shell, so it's getting there.
>>
>> Now I have to figure out why it won't start at boot (when entering
>> runlevel 2).  I've linked the init.d scripts into files
>> S20icecast-stream1...2... and so on and even added them to /etc/rc.local
>> but they're not starting at boot.
>>
>> Not to worry, I'm making progress.  I'm going to call it a night now and
>> look at it tomorrow after sleeping on it.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
> I'd guess that at 20, a dependency hasn't been started which is why it
> fails, but the init.d script still works.
>
> I'd try renaming the link to use a higher number, something like
> S75icecast-stream1, etc.
> I've not looked at rc.local much, so I don't know why that fails.
>
>
> Cofion/Regards,
> Neil.
>

Yep possibly, it's a little bit frustrating not being able to see the 
bootup messages :-)

I'll give that a try, maybe it's trying to start before the networking 
kicks in or something.  I guess I could also try adding say a 30 second 
delay to the script.

Rob