Init.d not starting processes at boot up

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Bill Habermaas wrote:
> I have run across an anomoly with FC5 not starting processes at boot
> time.  I have Apache and MySQL installed and although they have scripts
> in /etc/init.d, they do not start when the system is booted. If I go
> into /etc/init.d and start them manually, they start without any
> problem.  I also have FC5 on a laptop with the same software and
> everything starts as expected.
>  
> Is there something else somewhere that I need to tweak to get these to
> start automagically? 
>  
> Bill Habermaas
> 
By default, most servers you install are not run at boot until you
turn them on. This lets you configure them before you start them.
There are several ways to turn them on. I usually use "chkconfig
<service name> on". You can also pick "System Services" from setup.
If you want to use the GUI, then pick System --> Administration -->
Server Settings --> Services and check the httpd and mysqld check
boxes in the "Background Services" tab.

One other thing, you can manually start services like httpd and
mysqld by running "service <service name> start". You can also stop
services, reload configuration files, and check the running status
of most services. (Not all options are implemented by every script.)

Mikkel
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