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<DIV>Yes, sorry thats a typo, I actually use what you wrote
logFile=/var/log/test.log </DIV>
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<DIV>When I start the script manually “/etc/init.d/script start” it runs my
program ok and generates the proper log file, the problem is that after
rebooting, my program starts automatically but the no log file is created.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=alidhaey@gmail.com
href="mailto:alidhaey@gmail.com">Francisco José Sánchez</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:13 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=acastelli@keonn.com
href="mailto:acastelli@keonn.com">Toni Castelli</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=voyage-linux@voyage.hk
href="mailto:voyage-linux@voyage.hk">voyage-linux@voyage.hk</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Voyage-linux] log the stdout of a process started by
start-stop-daemon</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Toni,
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>2012/3/27 Toni Castelli <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
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<DIV>Hello, I’m having some trouble trying to log the stdout and the
stderror generated by an application when it is started by an init.d
script.</DIV>
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<DIV>What im trying to run is something like this:</DIV>
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<DIV>is wrong variable assignation (really is a error in your script o is a
error the transcription email?)</DIV>
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<DIV>logFile=/var/log/test.log</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>if [ ! "$logFile" == "" ]; then</DIV>
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touch $logFile || exit 2</DIV>
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start-stop-daemon --start --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec
$DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS >> $logFile 2>&1 &</DIV>
<DIV>else ....</DIV>
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<DIV>when you verify exists a file, use param -f . Example</DIV>
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<DIV>if [ -f $logFile ]; then</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><code true></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>else
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<DIV>fi</DIV>
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<DIV>or this other example</DIV>
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<DIV>if [ ! -f $logFile ]; then</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><code false condition></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>else
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<DIV>fi</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>but I don't know what yo want to do.</DIV>
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<DIV>when I try to run the script from bash it works perfectly, but when it
runs after a reboot, the log file isn’t generated. I’m suspecting it could be
a matter of mounting the file system after starting my script, but I’ve
checked the execution number and its the last one it shares the number with
some other processes). Anyone can guess what’s wrong with the
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<DIV>best regards.</DIV>
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<DIV>PD: Excuse me English language, but spanish user ;-)</DIV>
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