On 11/21/05, Halldor R. Haflidason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday, 21 November 2005 at 15:11:35 +0100, martinko wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:17:01 +0800, Foo Ji-Haw wrote > > > > i wonder why i cannot start for instance ssh with > > > > /etc/rc.d/sshd start > > > > but i always have to use > > > > /etc/rc.d/sshd forcestart > > > > and similarly for stop, status, etc. > > > > > > > > any ideas pls ?? > > > You have to add a line in /etc/rc.conf. I think it is > > > samba_enable="YES". > > > > > > well, if you add sshd_enable="YES", the service (always) starts on boot. > > > > i just want to start it manually and i wonder why it doesn't listen to > > "start" > > argument but only "forcestart" and similarly for other commands i've got to > > use "force". > > > > anyone knows why pls ?? > > > > martin > > Because when the system boots up it sends the 'start' argument to all the > scripts in the rc.d directories, those scripts then check wether they > should start or not. Force start simply overrides that check. > > Halldor
Then something's broken, no? If the service isnt running and you send it a "start" and it doesnt start, then that's bad. You shouldnt need to override some checks, it should do what it's commanded to do. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
