Re: Network configuration
Hi Bob,
You can (should) stick your script in /etc/init.d. Then, check what runlevel
you're in. It should be at the top of /etc/inittab. For that runlevel, go in
to the appropriate /etc/rcX.d folder (X corresponding to your runlevel) and
put a symlink to the script in /etc/init.d. Pay attention to the prefix on
the alias name, the S is critical (won't load without it), and the number
determines what order scripts are executed.
If the script isn't too complex, you may be able to do what you need without
it. Check the manpage for "interfaces", which is the config file for ifup and
ifdown. It should be able to do the stuff you want without resorting to a
custom script. interfaces is in /etc/network by the way. Good luck!
- David Nusinow
krmt1984@ucla.edu
On Thursday 23 August 2001 05:19 pm, bob parker wrote:
> I'm still quite new to this excellent os (Potato r3)
> and am building a web server.
> I have made a script - rc.local to configure my
> network adapter using ifconfig and route.
> At the moment I'm invoking this by hand after bootup.
> My question is where do I install this script so that
> it's automatically run on boot up?
>
> I'm also running Apache by hand, having built it from
> a tarball off a magazine CD. That's what the boss
> wanted!. Should I start that from inside the rc.local
> script?
>
> Thanks
> Bob Parker
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