[Mono-list] SPAM-LOW: Getting a service to start automatically

[Lee]

Hi Nikki, 

Please see my response below.

> 
> Let me get this straight.
> 
> You have a shell script, containing the following text...
> 
> #!/bin/sh 
>  
> /opt/mono-1.1.15/bin/mono-service /path/to/my/exe 
> 
> If you execute that script, nothing happens (you get back to 
> the prompt, and the service isn't running).
> 
> However, if you type 
> 
> /opt/mono-1.1.15/bin/mono-service /path/to/my/exe 
> 
> at a command prompt, the service starts running.
> 
> That's wierd!

Yes, that is correct.

 
> You didn't edit the script using a Windows/DOS editor, which 
> put carriage returns at the end of each line, did you?
> 

Nope, I wrote it using nano connected to my linux box via putty.


> #!/bin/sh
> ls /
> 
> Will that run? What output does it give?

I changed the script here:
http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-list/2005-November/029295.html

And edited it so that in the CASE select branch uses these (instead of call
to mono-service):

start) nohup /path/to/application > /dev/null &
stop) killall myAppName.exe

And it works nicely, even on OS boot.

Thanks again,

Lee