[thelist] Can't get MySQL to run on Boot (was: Single install of PHP4, MySQL, Apache for Linux?)

[Dave Preston]

> > > 3. How powerfull is rc.local on Red Hat 7.2 and are there any
> > > limitations in using it. Can I simply place a command such as
> > > /path/mysql/safe_mysqld & in it and expect to run or do I really need to
> > > go through the fancy chkconfig process? 
> > rc.local is just a shell script that is executed immediately after the
> > system has come up. It is run as root, so it is very powerful indeed,
> > please be careful. 
> 
> I'd much rather use chkconfig to set run-level startups than to just
> have it start all the time.  No need to start up some apps when booting
> into single user mode(run level 1, you know how to do that, right? :) )

Not sure about redhat, but rc.local is only called when entering
multiuser mode on my slackware box.

> 
> jeremy
> 
> 
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