Hi > Currently, I start a proprietary map application from /etc/rc.local, > which works fine. I would now like to use chkconfig to manage the app, > so an init script is in order. However, the app doesn't create it's own > PID, so using "daemon" in the init script does not work - it won't fork! No app creates a pid. The PID or process id gets assigned by the system when the app is launched. Once the app is running, you can find out its pid by doing a ps xua | grep "name_of_app" or /usr/bin/pidof name_of_app Having a pid file is not a requirement either since you can find out the pid of the app with the above commands and kill the app when needed. > But, it's still not working quite right: the app doesn't go into the > background. To make your app go to the background put an ampersand after its name Example updatedb& Note the & it makes the updatedb execute on the background. HTH Andy -- Now listening to Top! Radio Live www.topradio.be/stream on amaroK Geek code: www.vlaamse-kern.com/geek Registered Linux User No 379093 If life was for sale, what would be its price? www.vlaamse-kern.com/sas/ for free php utilities --
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