Re: newbie startup script woes

From: Angus C (claydona[kill-this)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:56:15 +0100

I may try that as I had to use a su user -c and move into user space which I
was trying to avoid

Thanks
"fixx" <fixx@fixx.co.za> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.09.29.09.43.59.193227.41163@fixx.co.za...
> Helo
>
>
> Make a file /etc/rc.local
> It is not there by defualt. but just creat it, chmod +x it and put your
> fetchamil command in there
>
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:15:27 +0200, Angus C wrote:
>
> > This is probably something simple so I have to ask;
> >
> > I've tried a few creative moves to get fetchmail working at boot to no
> > avail.
> > The machine I'm using is designed as gateway/router/firewall mailserver,
> > running 4.7
> >
> > I can start the daemon from the command line but no matter what
> > fetchmail.sh script I put in /usr/local/etc/rc.d chmod 0750 owned
> > root/wheel I always get :
> >
> > local package initialization : /etc/rc: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/fetchmail.sh
> > not found
> >
> > I copied the local_startup="/usr/local/etc/rc.d ...." line into
> > /etc/rc.conf from /etc/rc.conf.defaults but still no joy.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
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> > Angus Claydon
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> > .....

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