Hi Mike,

Check your /etc/rc.d/rc<default init level>.d directory. It should have a 
S99local (or something similar) that starts the rc.local as the last 
thing. If this is missing, or /etc/rc.d/rc.local isn't executable than it 
won't run.

Cheers,

Paul.

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Mike wrote:
> I have apache 1.3.22 installed from source on RH7.2.  When I installed it I 
> put an entry in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local file ....
> 
> /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
> 
> and this has worked fine for months.  I have just rebooted (the machine is 
> switched off at night) and no apache.  It starts from the command line with 
> the command above without complaint.
> 
> I changed my ISP last night, other than that nothing has been changed on this 
> machine, all other services are starting as they should.
> 
> Does anybody have any ideas what may have gone wrong?
> 
> my rc.local reads ..
> 
> touch /var/lock/subsys/local
> /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
> 
> Any help appreciated,
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Mike
> 
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