Creating start up services?

[Alex@Synergy]

Hi guys,

I need to create a start up service for x11vnc so the terminal doesn't have to be open all the time, otherwise users will have to go to the server open the GNOME terminal and type 'ASTPBX-FAILOVER# x11vnc -display :0'.

If anyone knows the answer that would be great if you could let me know

The server is using SuSe 10.5.

Thanks,

Alex

[bigtomrodney]

You can add a service using the chkconfig command. Remember though that an application running as a service will run as root - if you want to avoid security problems and ensure that the user can talk to the service you might be better putting it in their startup script. Check either /etc/profile or ~/.bashrc

[Alex@Synergy]

You can add a service using the chkconfig command. Remember though that an application running as a service will run as root - if you want to avoid security problems and ensure that the user can talk to the service you might be better putting it in their startup script. Check either /etc/profile or ~/.bashrc

Thanks for the quick reply BigTomRodney, the only account used on this server is root (as its only a few System engineers that will use it).

I will post back later to let you know if this has work

[Alex@Synergy]

I've used that command just as:

# chkconfig

And it has displayed a long list of programs/services? And if they are on or off, so I'm not to sure what I am doing!

Help BigTomRodney!

[bigtomrodney]

You need to add a switch to do it -

chkconfig --add servicename

You can check the syntax using man chkconfig

[Alex@Synergy]

Hi again,

When I try and start the x11vnc program as a service it just says unknown service?

Thanks,