Re: adding scripts to /etc/init.d ?

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "Gale" == Gale Stafford <gstafford@bitwiser.com> writes:

    Gale> I want debian to start pump when it boots up, so that I dont
    Gale> have to manually type "pump -i eth0" every time I boot my
    Gale> computer. I read this morning that I need to add a script to
    Gale> /etc/init.d for pump. Also I understand that I would need to
    Gale> create a link from that script to a file in my /etc/rc3.d/
    Gale> directory, since I boot into run level 3.  Are there any
    Gale> good reading materials on the net that would help me write a
    Gale> script to start/shutdown pump? I'm new to script-writing.

As an alternative, consider reading the man page for the interfaces
file (man interfaces). You could add lines like 

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

and run dhclient automatially on start up.

Cheers!
Shyamal


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