how do i start a program at boot time? > > What is the exact program you want to start at boot time? Is this a standard program that is typically started at boot time or is it some sort of custom program that is non-standard? If it's a standard program such as the ssh daemon or the apache webserver, then read my post, otherwise ignore what I say here and refer to other people's posts.
Have a look in the directories /etc/rc.d/ and /usr/local/etc/rc.d/. Do you see a script in these directories that may lauch the program you're interested in at boot time? For example, on my system, I want ssh and apache running on bootup. I see the file /etc/rc.d/sshd and the file /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22. These are scripts that lauch the programs. I would start sshd manually for example by > /etc/rc.d/sshd start To enable these on bootup automatically, edit your /etc/rc.conf file. Mine has the following lines: sshd_enable="YES" apache22_enable="YES" As you can see the lines resemble the script names in the rc.d directories. To enable your program at boot time, add a similar line to rc.conf. Hope this helps. -Nerius _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
