On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 19:20, Miark wrote: > On 11 Aug 2003 17:15:18 -0400, Dan Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm installing POPFile, a Beysian filtering program for spam. I've > > created a startup script but run into a problem. Whenever you execute > > the perl script in the background, using "./popfile.pl &", it requires > > an ENTER press before you get your command prompt back. What causes > > this, and how do I fix it? > > > Add the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local : > > cd /usr/local/bin/popfile; ./popfile.pl > > That will start POPFile automatically when you start your box. Oh, and > change the path (/usr/local/bin/popfile) to wherever you installed > POPFile.
Thanks, but I'm aware of that. However, I'd prefer to create a script in /etc/rc.d/init.d that allows me to start, stop and restart the server. (I'm hacking on the perl source and want to be able to restart easily.) Everything works fine except I have to hit ENTER before getting my prompt back. This also happens if I start the file in the background directly on the command line.
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