Creating a non-root startup script [CentOS5]

[Justec]

Just wanted to know the correct process for adding a startup script to a CentOS 5 server.

I believe you create an +x file and stick it in /etc/init.d, but I'm not sure if you have to run chkconfig or some other command after that or not.

Also, would want to run this as a non root user.

Here is a basic template script I found. Would this work?


http://spiralbound.net/2007/07/23/example-linux-init-script/
#### SNIP ####

#! /bin/sh
# Basic support for IRIX style chkconfig
###
# chkconfig: 235 98 55
# description: Manages the services you are controlling with the chkconfig command
###

case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting new-service"
#To run it as root:
/path/to/command/to/start/new-service
#Or to run it as some other user:
/bin/su - username -c /path/to/command/to/start/new-service
echo "."
;;
stop)
echo -n "Stopping new-service"
#To run it as root:
/path/to/command/to/stop/new-service
#Or to run it as some other user:
/bin/su - username -c /path/to/command/to/stop/new-service
echo "."
;;

*)
echo "Usage: /sbin/service new-service {start|stop}"
exit 1
esac

exit 0


#### /SNIP ####

[tsl]

Justin, if the script supports the chkconfig (as it seems in your post) you should put it in /etc/init.d, make it executable and add it with the chkconfig command (don't believe it's changed in v5):

chkconfig --add new-service
chkconfig new-service on
service new-service start

You can look at the services configured and its status with:

chkconfig --list

Since you can specify:
"/bin/su - username -c /path/to/command/to/start/new-service"
you should be able to start the script as another user (i.e jboss, tomcat etc).

[Justec]

Thanks! Seems to have worked great. Is there another setting to make this run at startup or was that what the chkconfig new-service on did?

Thanks again

[tsl]

Hi,
"chkconfig new-service on" sets the script on at default levels on boot.

If you have a script not controlled by init.d you can put it in /etc/rc.local

cheers
-tsl-