In article <a7bcfd30.0310210701.49cd1a37@posting.google.com >,
david.knight@bell.ca (Dave) top posts (again):

> gerryt@gtconnect.net () wrote in message news:<JO0lb.8777$f7.475965@localhost>...
>> In article <a7bcfd30.0310200710.2fa3f5b2@posting.google.com >,
>> david.knight@bell.ca (Dave) top posts:
>> > Thanks Gerry I will try your script...I don't have
>> > /etc/rc3.d/S50myapache;
>>
>> Of course you dont - its not from Sun - it's "yours" hence the "my"
>> If you edit a Sun supplied script it can be overwritten
>> during a patch update or maintenence upgrade.
>>
>> > I guess I don't even know enuf to understand
>> > where Apache starts from...I guess I thought it started from
>> > /usr/local/apache/bin although there is a gigantic apache file in
>> > root. Can you give me a brief description of what transpires when
>> > apache starts and from where it starts?
>>
>> Then you already HAVE Apache installed (the Sun supplied one)
>> It wont start until you create your own httpd.conf.
>> man apache
>>
>> As for what transpires umm try reading through the apachectl script
>> Were it starts depends on which apachectl you evoke.
>> You seem to have two of them.
>
> Gerry, thanks. No problems running Apache; I installed a non-Sun
> version from sunfreeware.com and have my own httpd.conf and it's
> already serving pages, just wanted to fix the after-boot startup
> thing. Not to lengthen this thread any further, but:
>
> 1) I included the script you suggested...does the S50 mean that the
> script will run before a script that is say S77?

Indeed.

> 2) Apache does not startup after a reboot even with your script
> included...is a link required in /etc/init.d?

No link required. My example assumed that apachectl exists in
/usr/local/bin and that SFW distributes it.
Change the top line to:
#!/sbin/sh -x
(add the -x) and run the script like so:
/etc/rc3.d/S50myapache start
What happens?

If I were you I'd consider using the packages from
www.blastwave.org over Sunfreeware.

> That's where I'll leave this thread...thanks all for your suggestions.
> Dave
>
>>
>> > gerryt@gtconnect.net () wrote in message news:<VATjb.8287$f7.448886@localhost>...
>> >> In article <a7bcfd30.0310161322.4eea9d50@posting.google.com >,
>> >> david.knight@bell.ca (Dave) writes:
>> >> > sgarcia@bak.rr.com (Steve) wrote in message news:<f547625f.0310160943.61756354@posting.google. com>...
>> >> >> david.knight@bell.ca (Dave) wrote in message news:<a7bcfd30.0310151126.64038e93@posting.google. com>...
>> >> >> > Being new to Unix, and having examined the 3rd edition of Unix System
>> >> >> > Admin, I am still having difficulty creating a startup script for
>> >> >> > Apache after reboot. I am using /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
>> >> >> > and /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl stop but I am not sure how to make
>> >> >> > the script and into what run level it should be entered.
>> >>
>> >> Newer "Solari" start apache in /etc/rc3.d as S50apache. Lets pretend
>> >> for the moment you dont have that?? - which would be a little weird. A
>> >> simple script (call it /etc/rc3.d/S50myapache) could go like so:
>> >>
>> >> #!/sbin/sh
>> >> case "$1" in
>> >> 'start')
>> >> /usr/local/bin/apachectl start
>> >> ;;
>> >> 'stop')
>> >> /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl stop
>> >> ;;
>> >> *)
>> >> echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }"
>> >> exit 1
>> >> ;;
>> >> esac
>> >> exit 0
>> >>
>> >> It should have the following permissions/ownership:
>> >> -rwxr--r-- root:sys
>> >> like the other scripts in rc3.d
>> >>
>> >> For completeness you could add all the S and K files as hard links:
>> >> /etc/init.d/myapache
>> >> /etc/rc0.d/K16myapache
>> >> /etc/rc1.d/K16myapache
>> >> /etc/rc2.d/K16myapache
>> >> /etc/rcS.d/K16myapache
>> >>
>> >> >> What unix? Startup scripts seem to be one place where every vendor
>> >> >> goes their own way. For most SysV type systems I've had good luck
>> >> >> making init.d/httpd a symlink to apachectl (wherever each of those
>> >> >> happens to be.) Then the Sxxhttpd in the appropriate runlevel is a
>> >> >> symlink to init.d/httpd.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> More detail depends on the exact OS.
>> >> >
>> >> > Hmmm...sorry Steve...it's Solaris OE 8 which is Sun OS 5.8
>> >>
>> >> Apache comes with Solaris 8 Im pretty sure. Maybe you need to
>> >> get a recent MU and get up to date with patches at sunsolve.sun.com
>> >> Maybe you could upgrade to Solaris 9 as 10 is right around the corner