ubuntu 9.04 and auto-start

update-rc.d

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:25 AM, johnf <jfabiani@yolo.com> wrote:

Hi,
I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres.  That
is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly.

But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start.  I've done a
little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me
how to get postgres to auto-start.  On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST
that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start.  I can't find the same
in Ubuntu 9.04.

So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04?
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Also, sysvconfig tools like RH uses are available:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-controlling-access-to-linux-services.html

On Thursday 28 May 2009 07:28:04 am Scott Marlowe wrote:

update-rc.d

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:25 AM, johnf <jfabiani@yolo.com> wrote:

Hi,
I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres.
 That is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly.

But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start.  I've done a
little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell
me how to get postgres to auto-start.  On openSUSE there is a utility
under YAST that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start.  I can't
find the same in Ubuntu 9.04.

So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04?
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Thanks - that sounds easy to do. I'll research what and how it works this
evening.

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johnf wrote:

I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start

postgres.

That is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs

perfectly.

But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start.

Did you install the package named postgresql-8.3?
Because it contains /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 (note the version number
in the filename) as shown here:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/i386/postgresql-8.3/filelist
and the installation procedure normally sets up the links so that it
starts at boot time.

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The same way you add any other service in Ubuntu :)

To add a service, use

update-rc.d <servicename> defaults

In your case, it sounds like your servicename is postgresql, so you'd have

update-rc.d postgresql defaults

Try this URL:

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/adding-a-startup-script-to-be-run-at-bootup/

----- Original Message -----
From: "johnf" <jfabiani@yolo.com>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:25:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [GENERAL] ubuntu 9.04 and auto-start

Hi,
I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres. That
is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly.

But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start. I've done a
little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me
how to get postgres to auto-start. On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST
that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start. I can't find the same
in Ubuntu 9.04.

So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04?
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In ubuntu it'll have a version number as well since you can have >1
version installed, so...

update-rc.d postgresql-8.3 defaults

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:22 PM, John Cheng <jlcheng@ymail.com> wrote:

The same way you add any other service in Ubuntu :)

To add a service, use

update-rc.d <servicename> defaults

In your case, it sounds like your servicename is postgresql, so you'd have

update-rc.d postgresql defaults

Try this URL:

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/adding-a-startup-script-to-be-run-at-bootup/

----- Original Message -----
From: "johnf" <jfabiani@yolo.com>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:25:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [GENERAL] ubuntu 9.04 and auto-start

Hi,
I have installed postgres 8.3 and it runs if I manually start postgres.  That
is to say I '/etc/init.d/postgresql start' as root. Runs perfectly.

But if I restart the computer postgres does not auto-start.  I've done a
little research but did not see anything that jumped off the page to tell me
how to get postgres to auto-start.  On openSUSE there is a utility under YAST
that allows the user to check postgres to auto-start.  I can't find the same
in Ubuntu 9.04.

So how do I auto-start Postgres on Ubuntu 9.04?
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