Jon Trauntvein wrote: > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >> Jon Trauntvein wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I am developing a daemon application to handle datalogger >>> communications. I have developed the init script that is >>> included at the bottom of this mail based upon examples that >>> I found on the web. This script runs very >>> well from the command line. However, when I attempt to use >>> the gnome server configuration tool to start csilgrnet, the >>> tool locks up and has to be aborted. I have searched in vain >>> for guidelines for writing init scripts and have no idea what >>> the gui is looking for and not finding. Any assistance or >>> advise would be gratefully accepted. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jon Trauntvein >>> >> For a guide to writing them, look at the documentation for the >> initscipts package. The file you are looking for is called >> sysvinitfiles. >> >> Mikkel > > > I found the above referenced file and have studied it in detail. I > thank you. > > > My original problem remains, however. That is, I can execute my script > on the command line to start and stop the daemon process. If, however, > I attempt to start the daemon using the services configuration GUI > provided by gnome, the gui will lock up and I will have to kill it to > close it. I have found, through experimentation, that, if the gui is in > this locked state, I can actually bring it out by running the script > from the command line to shut the daemon down. The gui will then pop up > a dialogue indicating that the daemon has been started. > > I am convinced that my script is finishing because I can see evidence > that the lock file is being generated by the call to touch. Again, > there is absolutely no problem when this script is run from the command > line or when I am starting or stopping the run level. > > > Regards, > > Jon Trauntvein > I didn't see anything wrong with it when I looked at it, but I do not use the GUI, so I could be missing something. One thing you may want to check on is the permissions and ownership of the script. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
