ubuntu 8 auto start script

[SoNY_scarface]

Hi everyone

Does anyone have any idea how to setup an auto start on ubuntu 8? Basically what I am after is....I want my server to start/auto execute when or if my box is rebooted. I also want this script to monitor server crash and try to reboot it if needed.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[2399Skillz]

Do you mean the entire server reboot and/or just the game server reboot?

If you want to load services after the entire server reboots, then use cronjobs.

If you want to automatically restart the UT game server after a crash, then use the ASU server script.

[SoNY_scarface]

Well I kind of wanted both.

My host periodically reboots all server at the datacenter. It is at these times I would like the server to auto execute, rather than be down for while I am afk and have to start the UT server manually. I would also like this script to auto reboot the UT game server after crash if possible.

I am using the ASU server script but it doesn't seem to be working? Maybe I am doing something wrong....

[2399Skillz]

Your data center reboots the servers on a periodically basis without your consistent? I'd find a different data center then.

Using cronjobs is the best way to start services on reboot.

[rork]

Cronjobs are meant to start a process at a given time, isn't it better to add a script to /etc/init.d and start it via the right userlevel in /etc/rc#.d, that's how services are meant to start at boot? See also the debian reference.

[2399Skillz]

Originally Posted by rork

Cronjobs are meant to start a process at a given time, isn't it better to add a script to /etc/init.d and start it via the right userlevel in /etc/rc#.d, that's how services are meant to start at boot? See also the debian reference.

Yes you can use that method, but for a novice Linux Admin using cronjobs is easy. The @reboot command in cronjobs is about as easy a script as you can do to run a script after the server reboots.

[rork]

Originally Posted by 2399Skillz

Yes you can use that method, but for a novice Linux Admin using cronjobs is easy. The @reboot command in cronjobs is about as easy a script as you can do to run a script after the server reboots.

Ah, I wasn't aware of the @reboot option in cronjobs. It seems to be the easier way indeed.

[SoNY_scarface]

Ok I will look into cronjobs

[~V~]

'man crontab' should help

[Sp0ngeb0b]

Little Tutorial :-)

My cronjob looks like this:

@reboot /home/reboot.sh

It simple calls a .sh file in my home directory, containing this:

cd /
cd home
cd ut99-server
cd ut-server
./ucc.init start

[~V~]

Originally Posted by Sp0ngeb0b

Little Tutorial :-)

My cronjob looks like this:

@reboot /home/reboot.sh

It simple calls a .sh file in my home directory, containing this:

cd /
cd home
cd ut99-server
cd ut-server
./ucc.init start

Huh? Why don't you just one cd command?!

cd /home/ut99-server/ut-server

[Sp0ngeb0b]

good question .
always did it this way..

[2399Skillz]

Why change directory?

Just use this.

@reboot /home/ut99-server/ut-server/ucc.init restart

edit
I always use "restart" to start the server, just because. You can use start if you want to however.

[Sp0ngeb0b]

Ah guys, of course it's not perfect, but it works

[2399Skillz]

Originally Posted by Sp0ngeb0b

Ah guys, of course it's not perfect, but it works

Wasn't saying it didn't work and nothing is really perfect. We are just trying to make your script more efficient, that's all.

[Sp0ngeb0b]

Yea, thanks