On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 18:32:50 +0200 myster sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hello gale... > > 2002-07-18/11h, when Gale Stafford wrote: > > I want debian to start pump when it boots up, so that I dont have to > > manually type "pump -i eth0" every time I boot my computer. I read this > > morning that I need to add a script to /etc/init.d for pump. Also I > > understand that I would need to create a link from that script to a file in > > my /etc/rc3.d/ directory, since I boot into run level 3. > > the simplest version would be to create a file /etc/init.d/pump which > contains the following > > #! /bin/sh > /sbin/pump --interface=eth0 > > > then you should cd to /etc/rc3.d and create a link via: > ln -s ../init.d/pump S99pump Thank you!! I used your instructions, and I only had to tweak one thing to make it work. I had to change the file permissions on /etc/init.d/pump to match the permissions on the other files in /etc/init.d. (chmod 755 ...) That did it! I'll say it again, for the second time today ... debian rules! Gale Stafford -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
