Re: Can't get start_precmd to do *anything*

2012-12-20 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On December 19, 2012 11:07:27 PM + Chris Rees wrote: Here's the current invocation: start_precmd="pads_agent_ck4fifo()" Lose the parentheses in the above line (this isn't C :) ) Well, doh! I'll figure out how to read some day. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't

Re: Can't get start_precmd to do *anything*

2012-12-19 Thread Chris Rees
On 19/12/2012, Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On December 19, 2012 10:47:56 PM + Chris Rees > wrote: > >> On 19/12/2012, Paul Schmehl wrote: >>> I'm working on an rc.d init script for a port, and I am clearly in need >>> of a clue. >>> >>> I have a daemon that requires that a FIFO exist before it w

Re: Can't get start_precmd to do *anything*

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On December 19, 2012 10:47:56 PM + Chris Rees wrote: On 19/12/2012, Paul Schmehl wrote: I'm working on an rc.d init script for a port, and I am clearly in need of a clue. I have a daemon that requires that a FIFO exist before it will start. The FIFO is defined in the daemon's conf fil

Re: Can't get start_precmd to do *anything*

2012-12-19 Thread Chris Rees
On 19/12/2012, Paul Schmehl wrote: > I'm working on an rc.d init script for a port, and I am clearly in need of > a clue. > > I have a daemon that requires that a FIFO exist before it will start. The > FIFO is defined in the daemon's conf file. I could just point that out to > the user using "wa

Can't get start_precmd to do *anything*

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Schmehl
I'm working on an rc.d init script for a port, and I am clearly in need of a clue. I have a daemon that requires that a FIFO exist before it will start. The FIFO is defined in the daemon's conf file. I could just point that out to the user using "warn", but I thought it would be nicer to sim