Thanks Vince,
I was trying to do this, however, I can't find the documentation on how to add
the sysV init scripts as a service. I think you just add /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit as
a service using:
# cygrunsrv --install rc.sysinit --path /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit --disp "CYGWIN
sysinit"
Is this correct?
Quoting Vince <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > > However, when I start the service from either the services
> > console or with:
> > >
> > > # cygrunsrv --start slapd
> > >
> > > It will start and then stop after about 5 seconds. When
> > checking the
> > > Application event log, I found this:
> > >
> > > "The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( slapd ) cannot be
> > > found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
> > > information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
> > > computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to
> > retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details.
> > > The following information is part of the event: slapd : PID
> > 2888 : slapd stopped.."
> > >
> > > However, if I manually start it by using the following:
> > >
> > > # /usr/sbin/slpad -h ldaps:///
> > >
> > > It works fine. Anyone know the reson why it fails? Is there anyway
> > > that it can be run from the init scripts?
> > >
>
> Install the sysV init package and install that to run as a service. That
> way you can run all your cygwin daemons as you would under *nix, using
> init scripts.
> (You may have to write an init script of course as a lot of cygwin server
> programs expect to be run via cygrunserv not under init.)
> For slapd try this as /etc/rc.d/init.d/slapd
> ----------------start-------------
> #!/bin/bash
> #
> # Init file for slapd ldap server
> #
> # chkconfig: 345 35 65
> # description: OpenLDAP server daemon
> #
> # processname: slapd
> # config: /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
> # pidfile: /var/run/slapd.pid
>
> # source function library
> . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
>
> # pull in sysconfig settings
> [ -f /etc/sysconfig/slapd ] && . /etc/sysconfig/slapd
>
> RETVAL=0
> prog="slapd"
> SLAPD=/usr/sbin/slapd
> PID_FILE=/var/openldap/run/slapd.pid
> OPTIONS=""
> # Some functions to make the below more readable
>
> start()
> {
> echo -n $"Starting $prog:"
> daemon $SLAPD $OPTIONS && success || failure
> RETVAL=$?
> [ "$RETVAL" = 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/slapd
> echo
> }
>
> stop()
> {
> echo -n $"Stopping $prog:"
> killproc $SLAPD -TERM
> RETVAL=$?
> [ "$RETVAL" = 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/slapd
> echo
> }
>
> reload()
> {
> echo -n $"Reloading $prog:"
> killproc $SLAPD -HUP
> RETVAL=$?
> echo
> }
>
> case "$1" in
> start)
> start
> ;;
> stop)
> stop
> ;;
> restart)
> stop
> start
> ;;
> reload)
> reload
> ;;
> status)
> status $SLAPD
> RETVAL=$?
> ;;
> *)
> echo $"Usage: $0
> {start|stop|restart|reload|condrestart|status}"
> RETVAL=1
> esac
> exit $RETVAL
> -------------------------end--------------------------------------
> (taken from some linux distro or the slapd tarball, I forget which)
>
> Vince
>
>
>
>
> > > Thanks!
> >
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