Daemon Process not starting on boot

[map7]

I'm trying to get a port called 'mongrel' to start on boot. I can start it after boot with the command:

# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mongrel_cluster start

I've also put the following line in my /etc/rc.conf file
mongrel_cluster_enable=YES

Without this line I cannot start it manually. There is nothing in the log file 'messages' or 'mongrel.log' to suggest it's not starting correctly.

Am I just missing something easy here?
Is there more log files or documentation I'm overseeing?

[lumiwa]

Originally Posted by map7

I'm trying to get a port called 'mongrel' to start on boot. I can start it after boot with the command:

# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mongrel_cluster start

I've also put the following line in my /etc/rc.conf file
mongrel_cluster_enable=YES

Without this line I cannot start it manually. There is nothing in the log file 'messages' or 'mongrel.log' to suggest it's not starting correctly.

Am I just missing something easy here?
Is there more log files or documentation I'm overseeing?

IMO mongrel_cluster_enable=YES
should be
mongrel_cluster_enable= "YES"

[stukov]

Open the script "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mongrel_cluster" with an editor or a viewer, you will find the variables you can put into your rc.conf.

[map7]

I have done that but it doesn't start on boot.

Below is the whole mongrel_cluster file.

If I take mongrel_cluster_enable="YES" out of /etc/rc.conf then I cannot start it manually, ie: with the command '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mongrel_cluster start'.

#!/bin/sh
# PROVIDE: mongrel_cluster
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# KEYWORD: shutdown
#
# This script is modified by placing the following variables inside
# /etc/rc.conf.local, /etc/rc.conf, or /etc/rc.conf.d/mongrel_cluster:
#
# mongrel_cluster_enable (bool):
# 	Set it to YES to enable this service.
#	Default: NO
# mongrel_cluster_conf_dir (path):
# 	The directory containing the configuration file (*.yml) for each
#	application you want to control.
# 	Default: /usr/local/etc/mongrel_cluster

. /etc/rc.subr

name=mongrel_cluster
rcvar=${name}_enable

command="/usr/local/bin/mongrel_cluster_ctl"

load_rc_config $name

: ${mongrel_cluster_enable="NO"}
: ${mongrel_cluster_conf_dir="/usr/local/etc/mongrel_cluster"}

command_args="-c ${mongrel_cluster_conf_dir}"
start_cmd="mongrel_cmd start"
stop_cmd="mongrel_cmd stop"
restart_cmd="mongrel_cmd restart"
status_cmd="mongrel_cmd status"

mongrel_cmd()
{
    if [ ! -d "${mongrel_cluster_conf_dir}/." ]; then
			warn "${mongrel_cluster_conf_dir} is not a directory."
			return 1
    fi
    ${command} $1 ${mongrel_cluster_flags} ${command_args} 2>&1 | grep -v "procfs"
}

run_rc_command "$1"

[anomie]

Quick way to figure out the rc.conf directive:
% /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mongrel_cluster rcvar

Anyway, it sounds like you've already got it, since you can start the service manually. If it's not starting at boot time, it's possible there is another service it depends on that is not yet up. I'm not familiar with mongrel -- what does it rely on to start properly? You may need to fix the REQUIRE line.

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P.S. Check the tail of of this command to look for clues about why it may not be starting:
% dmesg -a | less