[NTLUG:Discuss] Script help

[Hank Ivy]

While cron is a good idea, another goal is to learn about the system.  To learn, I would add 
lines like:

(echo -n "pingtest started  " ; date) >> $LOG

(echo -n "pingtest step run  " ; date) >> $LOG

(echo -n "pingtest finished  " ; date) >> $LOG

Add them to your script in the appropriate places, and see if there is a pattern.

You may also want to add a trap, or traps that will tell you if a signal has occurred.

On Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:15 am Fred wrote:
> I am somewhat embarassed because I can't remember how to do this:
> 
> I wrote a little script that works just fine when I invoke it manually
> but when I put it into the /etc/init.d startup scrip "local" (where I have
> other misc scripts) it refuses to start... or continue to run after the
> rc5.d quits, or whatever. Bottom line is that when I do a ps -ef |grep
> <scriptname>
> it is not running.
> 

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Hank Ivy

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