[ILUG] initscript not being called

[Padraig Brady]

Kenn Humborg wrote:
>>>>OK I've an initscript that I wan't called at startup and shutdown.
>>>>I added it using chkconfig and manually with the same results.
>>>>The problem is the S script is called but the K one is not?
>>>
> ...
> 
>>$ find /etc/rc.d/ -name "K*battery" | xargs ls -l
>>/etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K03battery -> ../init.d/battery
>>/etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K03battery -> ../init.d/battery
>>/etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K03battery -> ../init.d/battery
>>[padraig at dhcp-208 pixelbeat]$ find /etc/rc.d/ -name "S*battery" | 
>>xargs ls -l
>>/etc/rc.d/rc2.d/S97battery -> ../init.d/battery
>>/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S97battery -> ../init.d/battery
>>/etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S97battery -> ../init.d/battery
>>/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S97battery -> ../init.d/battery
> 
> 
> Right, that's the first obvious cause eliminated.
> 
> Now, are you positive that it's not actually being called?
> What if you put something like 
> 
> ( echo $* ; date ) >> /tmp/battery.log

This essentially what the script does :-)

> at the top of the script?
> 
> Does it work if you manually stop it:
> 
> # service battery stop

Hmm didn't know about the service command.
Yes this does call it?

Padraig