starting a process on reboot

[Nigel Wade]

Dana Holland wrote:
> I'm sure I'm not using the proper search times, but I just can't seem to 
> find an answer to this on Google.
> 
> We're trying to set our server up to start Tomcat automatically on 
> reboot.  I have the proper scripts in init.d and rc.d, and it does start 
> the server, but because it's not being started as the tomcat user, it's 
> not functional.  How can I make it start as the tomcat user?
> 
> 

This is what I do in mine (for Tomcat 4):

    if [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ]; then
        daemon --user $TOMCAT_USER $TOMCAT_SCRIPT start
    else
        su - $TOMCAT_USER -c "$TOMCAT_SCRIPT start"
    fi

where:
TOMCAT_SCRIPT=${CATALINA_HOME}/bin/dtomcat4
TOMCAT_USER="tomcat4"

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Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma Physics Group,
             University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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