starting a process on reboot

[Dana Holland]

That got it.  Thanks!

Nigel Wade wrote:
> Dana Holland wrote:
> 
>> I'm sure I'm not using the proper search times, but I just can't seem 
>> to find an answer to this on Google.
>>
>> We're trying to set our server up to start Tomcat automatically on 
>> reboot.  I have the proper scripts in init.d and rc.d, and it does 
>> start the server, but because it's not being started as the tomcat 
>> user, it's not functional.  How can I make it start as the tomcat user?
>>
>>
> 
> This is what I do in mine (for Tomcat 4):
> 
>    if [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ]; then
>        daemon --user $TOMCAT_USER $TOMCAT_SCRIPT start
>    else
>        su - $TOMCAT_USER -c "$TOMCAT_SCRIPT start"
>    fi
> 
> where:
> TOMCAT_SCRIPT=${CATALINA_HOME}/bin/dtomcat4
> TOMCAT_USER="tomcat4"
>