On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 12:57 +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote: > Da Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 15:40 +1000, Da Rock wrote: > > >> Has anyone else had trouble with starting mysql server with the rc > >> script? > >> > >> I've only just installed from ports (as a dependency, mind) and > >> technically it should just start when you run the rc script - it sets up > >> the db dirs and stuff so it can just run. But I can't get it to do the > >> setup stuff automatically, and so the script fails. I've done the setup > >> manually before so its no real biggy, but I imagine others would be more > >> than a little frustrated. > >> > >> Anyone else have this trouble? I just realised I had to do this last > >> time too... > >> > >> For reference: I'm starting the script manually for testing at this > >> point (if that makes a difference- which I believe it shouldn't). > > > > Manually running port installed rc scripts is not working manually. I'm > > trying mysql, courier-imap, and I've tried isc-dhcp in the past. None of > > these will work when run manually- even on different machines and bsd > > versions (all 6.x). > > > > Is it just me? > > Sorry for may be a dumb question: did you define an > <daemon>_enable="YES" at /etc/rc.conf[.local]? For more info > you may look at the script you are trying to start.
So are you saying I can't start a script manually without enabling it in rc.conf? I was not under that impression... I thought it could be started manually for testing before setting it for automatic startup- based on my reading in the handbook and man pages. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"