RE: Re[2]: init/rc scripts

["Hugh E Cruickshank" <hugh forsoft com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vidiot
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:19 PM
> >Hello Hugh,
> >
> >Try this... (It's just a WAG)
> >
> >Add a line...
> >touch /var/lock/subsys/fapsrv
> >to the "start" portion of your script.
> >and of course it's counterpart...
> >rm -f /var/lock/subsys/fapsrv
> >to the "stop" portion.
> >
> >IIRC, RHL needs to see that the thing was started in order to execute the
> >stop. It does this by checking for the existence of a file in
> >/var/lock/subsys/ that matches the name of the script being called (after
> >the K?? part).
>
> Damn, I never knew that Linux did that.
>
> Anyone know on what man page that is mentioned?
>

Brian nailed the problem but I do appreciate all your input. From
what he wrote I suspect this might be RH speific.

Thanks to both Vidiot and Brain for all the assistance.

Regards, Hugh

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Hugh E Cruickshank, Forward Software, www.forward-software.com