On 31/08/2006 05:25, Daniel Bye wrote: > On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 08:47:06PM -0500, Jonathan Horne wrote: >> ive noticed that apache can be started manually using the apachectl tool, >> even> if it is not enabled in /etc/rc.conf. do many other daemons have this >> ability? i have a dev server that i would like to not have many things >> enabled in the rc.conf, but i would like an easy way to just start specific >> daemons when i need. > > There is the "force" modifier which may be of help/interest. It works > like this: > > # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/script forcestart > > This will, well, force the script to run, even if it's not explicitly > enabled in /etc/rc.conf.
It does more, it will force the script to run even if a daemon is running. What OP is looking for is 'one' prefix: # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/script onestart # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/script onestop After rc.subr(8) manpage: ------ run_rc_command argument [...] force Skip the checks for rcvar being set to ``YES'', and sets rc_force=YES. This ignores argument_precmd returning non-zero, and ignores any of the required_* tests failing, and always returns a zero exit status. one Skip the checks for rcvar being set to ``YES'', but performs all the other prerequisite tests. ------ HTH, Karol -- Karol Kwiatkowski <freebsd at orchid dot homeunix dot org> OpenPGP: http://www.orchid.homeunix.org/carlos/gpg/0x06E09309.asc
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