Thread: ubuntu 9.04 and auto-start
Hi, I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. That is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly. But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. I've done a little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me how to get postgres to auto-start. On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start. I can't find the same in Ubuntu 9.04. So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04? -- John Fabiani
update-rc.d On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:25 AM, johnf <jfabiani@yolo.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. That > is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly. > > But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. I've done a > little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me > how to get postgres to auto-start. On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST > that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start. I can't find the same > in Ubuntu 9.04. > > So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04? > -- > John Fabiani > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- When fascism comes to America, it will be intolerance sold as diversity.
Also, sysvconfig tools like RH uses are available: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-controlling-access-to-linux-services.html
On Thursday 28 May 2009 07:28:04 am Scott Marlowe wrote: > update-rc.d > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:25 AM, johnf <jfabiani@yolo.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. > > That is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly. > > > > But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. I've done a > > little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell > > me how to get postgres to auto-start. On openSUSE there is a utility > > under YAST that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start. I can't > > find the same in Ubuntu 9.04. > > > > So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04? > > -- > > John Fabiani > > > > -- > > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > > To make changes to your subscription: > > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > > -- > When fascism comes to America, it will be intolerance sold as diversity. Thanks - that sounds easy to do. I'll research what and how it works this evening. -- John Fabiani
johnf wrote: > I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. > That is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly. > But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. Did you install the package named postgresql-8.3? Because it contains /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 (note the version number in the filename) as shown here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/i386/postgresql-8.3/filelist and the installation procedure normally sets up the links so that it starts at boot time. Best regards, -- Daniel PostgreSQL-powered mail user agent and storage: http://www.manitou-mail.org
The same way you add any other service in Ubuntu :) To add a service, use update-rc.d <servicename> defaults In your case, it sounds like your servicename is postgresql, so you'd have update-rc.d postgresql defaults Try this URL: http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/adding-a-startup-script-to-be-run-at-bootup/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "johnf" <jfabiani@yolo.com> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:25:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [GENERAL] ubuntu 9.04 and auto-start Hi, I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. That is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly. But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. I've done a little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me how to get postgres to auto-start. On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start. I can't find the same in Ubuntu 9.04. So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04? -- John Fabiani -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
In ubuntu it'll have a version number as well since you can have >1 version installed, so... update-rc.d postgresql-8.3 defaults On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:22 PM, John Cheng <jlcheng@ymail.com> wrote: > > The same way you add any other service in Ubuntu :) > > To add a service, use > > update-rc.d <servicename> defaults > > In your case, it sounds like your servicename is postgresql, so you'd have > > update-rc.d postgresql defaults > > Try this URL: > > http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/adding-a-startup-script-to-be-run-at-bootup/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "johnf" <jfabiani@yolo.com> > To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:25:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [GENERAL] ubuntu 9.04 and auto-start > > Hi, > I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. That > is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly. > > But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. I've done a > little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me > how to get postgres to auto-start. On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST > that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start. I can't find the same > in Ubuntu 9.04. > > So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04? > -- > John Fabiani > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > > > > > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- When fascism comes to America, it will be intolerance sold as diversity.