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Title: run program in server startup.
Post by: tropicalview on April 27, 2009, 09:53:52 PM

Dear all,

a very basic question,

I would like to run this application:
http://etherpad.com/ep/about/pricing-eepnet

that requires a simple command to call on the startup:

 java -Xmx512M -jar enterprise-etherpad-1.0b4.jar &

how can i configure that and how can i make sure this will not be taken away with a reconfigure of the server?

Kind regards,

Title: Re: run program in server startup.
Post by: Franco on April 30, 2009, 02:37:24 AM

You could add it to /etc/rc.local

Title: Re: run program in server startup.
Post by: mmccarn on April 30, 2009, 02:11:39 PM

You can also add it to the "local" event, which was recommended to me over 'rc.local' some years ago by one of the developers.

The following pages include examples of how to add commands to the local event:
http://wiki.contribs.org/Mount_Network_Shares#Modify_the_SME_local_event
http://wiki.contribs.org/USBDisks#Mount_your_disk_automatically_at_boot-up
http://wiki.contribs.org/Nessus#Server_Installation (scroll down a bit)
http://wiki.contribs.org/JetwayMiniITX#Other_Tips_.26_Tricks (scroll down)

Title: Re: run program in server startup.
Post by: Franco on April 30, 2009, 05:29:54 PM

There we go, the propper way of doing it.
Thanks mmccarn

Title: Re: run program in server startup.
Post by: mmccarn on April 30, 2009, 08:10:38 PM

Quote from: stuntshell on April 30, 2009, 05:29:54 PM

There we go, the propper way of doing it.

I don't know exactly why the local event was recommended to me - my (vague) memory is that there are SME things that happen after "rc.local" that you may want to be complete before you start running things of your own.