[Alug]/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions and the right way - main

7 Jun 2003


      Could somebody please mail me a copy of this file.
SuSE seems to follow a different convention whereby the file is in 
/etc/init.d/ and defines a different set of functions.
For example in my version there is no gprintf function
Most of my system scripts work as such (using rc.status)
case "$1" in
    start)
        echo -n "Starting snmpd:"
        startproc $SNMPD -c /etc/ucdsnmpd.conf -r -A  -l 
/var/log/ucd-snmpd.log -P /var/run/snmpd.pid
        rc_status -v
        ;;
    stop)
        echo -n "Shutting down snmpd:"
        killproc -TERM $SNMPD
        rc_status -v
        ;;
etc...etc
The one I want to add is like the following
case "$1" in
  start)
        # Start daemon.
        gprintf "Starting spamd: "
        daemon spamd -d -c -a
        RETVAL=$?
        touch /var/lock/spamd
        echo
        ;;
  stop)
        # Stop daemons.
        gprintf "Shutting down spamd: "
        killproc spamd
        RETVAL=$?
        rm -f /var/lock/spamd
        echo
        ;;
Which way is the "right" way and why oh why are their two seemingly 
incompatible ways. Gahhhh For now I have converted the bottom script to work 
like the top one.
Wayne