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Questions tagged [startup]

This tag is related to startup of servers or services.

This tag is related to starting servers, and starting services on servers. It includes actions related to system startup, such as when the system is first powered on.

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How to find the file location of int.d scripts in ubuntu

I need location of a init.d script. I am using service cinder-api start to start the service Other init scripts are located at /etc/init.d/ location. But this service is not found in that location , its starting and stopping using service cinder-api…
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How to make a Windows service start before another at Windows startup

Is it possible to make a Windows service (third-party one, I don't control its code) to start only after a service I own? I need that to connect to a device which is blocked by the third-party service.
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Running inotifywait on startup of machine

I want to start this inotifywait script on startup of the machine, in order to monitor the folders from the moment of booting: #!/bin/bash while inotifywait -r -e modify,attrib,close_write,move,create,delete /var/www/htdocs /administrator…
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Help me get clear on daemonizing a startup script

I need some linux / ubuntu help: I have a HTTP Comet server that I run with the following command: $ node comet.js > /dev/null & The > /dev/null bit is so all output is "shredded", and the ampersand is to run the task in the background. How can I…
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How do I disable the OSX startup sound?

Is it possible to disable the start up sound on my MacBook Pro running OSX 10.5.6? I find it can be disturbing to others at certain times.
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apache2 not starting at boot. Even if set up in runlevels

On my Ubuntu 10.04.4 server apache2 2.2.14 is installed. A few months ago starting apache2 at boot worked fine. Now I've found out that after a reboot apache2 doesn't start automatically anymore. The init.d script is present and should be the one…
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Why is there a c:\windows\syswow64\userinit.exe on 64 bit versions of windows?

Windows internals makes it clear than winlogon.exe after authenticating with lsass.exe launches the contents of the UserInit key, which by default is c:\windows\system32\userinit.exe to set up the environment and then launches whatever is…
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Reload puppet on change of network configuration

We are using puppet version 2.7.11 on a debian client with autostart enabled (START=yes in /etc/default/puppet). We connect to the puppetmaster using a certificate with the FQDN (dummyclient.work-network.pri) and it works fine. The altered…
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Slow tomcat startup

I have very slow Tomcat start with app deployment. Environment: OS: Scientific Linux 6.3 x86_64 Java: 1.7.0_9 64bit Tomcat: 7.0.32 startup tooks 150s and java process is at 100% CPU I tried same webapp on another server (with same HW parameters)…
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Prevent some startup programs from running when logging in to Windows Vista via Remote Desktop

Is it possible to prevent some startup programs from running when I log in to my Windows Vista desktop via Remote Dekstop. I was hoping for a solution much like "Capster" which when added to a startup shortcut will only run the executable in it's…
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mount can't find /dev

I get this message on my bootup screen: mount: mounting udev on /dev failed: No such device W: devtmpfs not available, falling back to tmpfs for dev How do I get rid of it and what does it mean? I can change to another virtual terminal (tty3 itd.)…
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Missing all users startup folder, is there a way to make an active one?

The all users profile startup programs folder is missing under this path. The workstations are running windows 7. C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup Is there a way to create one that works in this paths place? It may have…
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Best way to start a program at boot on Ubuntu Server

I have a server running Ubuntu Server 11.10 and I have some programs I want to start at boot time such as Nginx, my Unicorn workers etc. In fact, I know how to start my programmes either by adding a script to /etc/init.d/ or to /etc/init/ via…
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How to kick off a batch file on server restart?

When the server restarts, I need to kick off a process in a form of a batch file (that basically preloads a bunch of data that will be needed later). I haven't found an effective way to do this (other than write a Windows service). Am I missing…
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Need help for a Unix startup script

I am very weak on unix shell scripting. Is there a way to create Unix shell script which will start on server boot time only, and will execute the following commands in order: # cd /mysql # ./bin/safe_mysqld --user=root & #…
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