Daemon / Server startup issues. Help experts!!
Daemon / Server startup issues. Help experts!!
- Subject: Daemon / Server startup issues. Help experts!!
- From: "rohit dhamija" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:53:54 +0530
Dear All,
We have developed a sever ( basically a daemon) using Xcode 2.2 for Mac OS
10.4.x ppc/Intel and 10.3.9 which functionally performs well.
But I have some issues of server starting specifically when the machine
starts/reboots and require your expert comments to resolve this tricky
situation.
I have developed a script file that is used to start and stop the server. To
start the sever automatically, we have included this script file in rc
script (i.e. /etc/rc ). The server gets started automatically at start of
the machine.
But as per my requirements, the server needs to be connect to network and
save some n/w relevant information in its database (e.g its own IP address)
But unfortuntately, this does not happens, probably because the rc scripts
makes run myserver "even before the network is initialized".
A scenerio which makes me sure for this is:
"Although my server gets started, but its database contains - 127.0.0.1 IP
address instead of its original IP.
On the other hand if my restart my server when the machine is fully up, I
get the correct n/w information. i.e. i get the correct IP 172.125.14.64 "
After going through some articles in Apple for starting/stopping the server
(
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Articles/StartupItems.html)
I tried to load the server at startup so that the myserver should
start
only after the n/w is up. But unfortuantely, now my server doesnot even gets
up at the startup.
I've put the following scriptfile inside a uniquely named folder in the
/Library/StartupItems folder (which I also created) along with a simple
StartupParameters.plist file.
However, it never seems to get loaded. That is, when I go into the Process
Viewer, my server is never there. Neither do any of its (sparse) debug
messages appear in the console. Below is the script file that I place in my
folder.
. /etc/rc.common
StartService ()
{
cd /Applications/MyCompany\ MyProduct/Common\ Files/MyProduct\ Keys\ Server
sudo ./myServer
ConsoleMessage "Starting myServer"
}
StopService ()
{
sudo kill -9 $(ps -ax|grep ./myServer|head -n 1|cut -c 3-5)
ConsoleMessage "Stopping myServer"
}
RestartService ()
{
ConsoleMessage "Restarting myServer"
sudo kill -9 $(ps -ax|grep ./myServer|head -n 1|cut -c 3-5)
cd /Applications/MyCompany\ MyProduct/Common\ Files/MyProduct\ Keys\ Server
sudo ./myServer
}
RunService "$1"
Did anybody faced similar situation ??? Can you please tell me where can be
the possible issue ?? Why is the server not able to load at the startup ?
All comments / suggestions are most welcome!
--
Rohit Dhamija(M) 9818446545
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