Re: CAUTION!!!! Re: SOLARIS 7 start/stop script for PilotManager v1.107

[Jim Koelkebeck <Jim.Koelkebeck@East>]

Is there some technical reason why the daemon cannot check for itself (lock
file)
when running and avoid such a (forgive me) kludge?


Trevor Pretty - SolNet Technologies - Sun NZ ISO wrote:
> 
> OOPS  CAUTION!!!!!!
> 
> It don't run in /etc/rc3.d as this is run by root and you get file
> permission problems. You may be able to just change the file
> permissions to give root acces but I've moved the script my ~/bin and
> run from my .login.
> 
> OK I should have tested it a bit more - SORRY!
> 
> Be careful the -daemon also does not like full sync - this caused some grief.
> 
> I nearly lost all my dtcm - but I back it up each night and keep two days worth - Phew!
> 
> I've called the script Pilot-Deamon in my ~/bin and changed my pm aliases to:-
> 
> alias pm 'Pilot-Deamon stop ; /usr/local/pilot/PilotManager'
> alias pm.sync 'Pilot-Deamon stop ; /usr/local/pilot/PilotManager -sync'
> alias pm.install 'Pilot-Deamon stop ; /usr/local/pilot/PilotManager -install $*'
> 
> This stops two PilotManagers running by accident. This message stumped me
> for 5 mins "Wrong packet type on queue" after I logged out & in
> when I tried to use the GUI. I then remembered that PilotManger -daemon
> was running because its now in my .login!  However I was panicing at the
> time about loosing 10 years of cm appointments and it is getting late
> on a Friday - don't mention the words wife/telephone/when/comming/home :-)
> 
> As the instructions say the -daemon option is for advanced users.
> 
> I'm off for the weeken now - good luck - don't call me :-)
> 
> Rgds
> Trevor
> 
> >Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:31:06 +1300 (NZDT)
> >From: Trevor Pretty - SolNet Technologies - Sun NZ ISO <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: SOLARIS 7 start/stop script for PilotManager v1.107
> >
> >
> >PilotManager users.
> >
> >I love the new daemon feature of PilotManager v1.107 but did not like the warning about
> running it twice. This Solaris 7 script fixes all that.
> >
> >I've put it in my /etc/rc3.d
> >
> >For those on lesser version of Solaris (or some other UNIX) you will probably have to
> chnage this to use that old grep & awk method or write your own pkill. The new Solaris 7
> pkill and pgrep commands however make these sorts of scripts a much easir job.
> >
> >Share and enjoy.
> >
> >Trevor Pretty
> >
> >BTW If you have no idea what this Email is about just keep pressing that little button
> from the GUI when you are told :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >               ------------ code ----------
> >
> >
> >#!/sbin/sh
> >#
> >
> >#set -x
> >
> >PILOT="/usr/local/pilot/"
> >MGR="PilotManager"
> >
> >case "$1" in
> >'start')
> >
> >        echo "Killing off all PilotManager Processes"
> >        /usr/bin/pkill -9 -f  $MGR
> >
> >        echo "starting $PILOT/$MGR"
> >        if [ -f $PILOT/$MGR ]; then
> >                $PILOT/$MGR -daemon
> >        fi
> >
> >        ;;
> >
> >'stop')
> >        echo "Killing off all PilotManager Processes"
> >        /usr/bin/pkill -9  -f $MGR
> >        ;;
> >
> >*)
> >        echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }"
> >        exit 1
> >        ;;
> >esac
> >exit 0
> >
> >
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