> Another simple thing to do is try using su - to change to the user (
> with their environment ) that big brother runs as then try starting
> the script ?
>
> Odds are you are trying to use something without an explicit path
> and that path is in your profile, but not the user that Big Brother
uses.
>
This is how Big Brother is started from the script:
su - bb -c "/opt/bb/bb-client/runbb.sh start" > /dev/null 2>&1
I'm already using "su -", so that should nog be a problem..
> Matt
>
> On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 07:41 -0700, Phillips, LeRoy wrote:
>
> Where is the start-up script located (e.g. /etc/rc.d/rc2.d)?
>
> LeRoy S. Phillips 'Phil'
> UNIX System Administrator (AIX/SAP)
> 303.737.5399
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bb@bb4.com [mailto:owner-bb@bb4.com] On Behalf Of Ryan
> Novosielski
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:14 AM
> To: bb@bb4.com
> Subject: Re: {bb} Not all external scripts started at systemboot.
>
> I once had not all scripts start when issuing a restart instead of a
> stop/start.
>
> I'd be interested to know if you learn anything about this.
>
> ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _
> |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - User Support Spec. III
> |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | novosirj@umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922)
> \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.| IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630
>
>
>
>
> Frank Timmers wrote:
> > Morning everyone,
> >
> > I'm running into a weird problem.. At system boot, Big Brother doesn't
>
> > start all external scripts, however when starting bb manually (using
> the
> > system start script) it works ok..
> >
> > Any ideas anyone?
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> > /Frank.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is my system start script (/sbin/init.d/bb-client):
> > #!/sbin/sh
> > #
> > # Allowed exit values:
> > # 0 = success; causes "OK" to show up in checklist.
> > # 1 = failure; causes "FAIL" to show up in checklist.
> > # 2 = skip; causes "N/A" to show up in the checklist.
> > # Use this value if execution of this script is overridden
> > # by the use of a control variable, or if this script is not
> > # appropriate to execute for some other reason.
> > # 3 = reboot; causes the system to be rebooted after execution.
> > # 4 = background; causes "BG" to show up in the checklist.
> > # Use this value if this script starts a process in
> background
> > mode.
> >
> > # Input and output:
> > # stdin is redirected from /dev/null
> > #
> > # stdout and stderr are redirected to the /etc/rc.log file
> > # during checklist mode, or to the console in raw mode.
> >
> > export PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin
> >
> > # Assume "excluded"
> > rval=2
> >
> > case $1 in
> > 'start_msg')
> > echo "Starting Big Brother Client processes"
> > ;;
> >
> > 'stop_msg')
> > echo "Stopping Big Brother Client processes"
> > ;;
> >
> > 'start')
> > su - bb -c "/opt/bb/bb-client/runbb.sh start" > /dev/null 2>&1
> > rval=0
> > ;;
> >
> > 'stop')
> > su - bb -c "/opt/bb/bb-client/runbb.sh stop" > /dev/null 2>&1
> > rval=0
> > ;;
> >
> > *)
> > echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|start_msg|stop_msg}"
> > rval=1
> > ;;
> > esac
> >
> > exit $rval
> >
> > # EOF
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > After system boot:
> > frankt:~> ps -ef | grep bb-
> > bb 2548 1 0 07:47:57 ? 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-iostat.
> > bb 2570 1 0 07:47:57 ? 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bb-local.s
> >
> > frankt:~> sudo /sbin/init.d/bb-client start
> >
> > frankt:~> ps -ef | grep bb-
> > bb 15855 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-orauser
> > frankt 18473 12226 1 10:46:28 pts/0 0:00 grep bb-
> > bb 15870 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bb-local.s
> > bb 15858 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-mrcbckg
> > bb 15844 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-iostat.
> > bb 15850 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-oraspac
> > bb 15862 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-oratabl
> > bb 15847 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-roracle
> > bb 15865 1 0 10:42:07 pts/0 0:00
> > /opt/bb/bb-client/bin/bbrun -a /opt/bb/bb-client/ext/bb-fsdelta
> >
> > Met vriendelijke groet/With kind regards/Pozdrawiam/Saludos,
> >
> > Frank Timmers
> > Unix Specialist, IT-PLD, Philips Lighting Distribution
> >
> > Bredaseweg 203
> > 4705 RN Roosendaal
> > The Netherlands
> > Phone: +31 (0)16 557 7122
> > E-mail: Frank.Timmers@philips.com
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