What happened? I was able to get an application to start with the same /bin/sh script that ran on Lenny, but will not run in Ubuntu LTS Serrver? It's telling me the user path and file path are not there. root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# cat /etc/init.d/stsd #! /bin/sh # AUTOMATICLLY GENERATED INIT SCRIPT FROM LAST SETUP.sh run. # PLEASE CHECK THAT PATHS ARE CORRECT BEFORE USAGE! PREFIX=/home/sts/current # CONFPREFIX should preferable be common for all versions CONFPREFIX=$PREFIX #CONFPREFIX=/home/sts/current # Do we want a watchdog process or not. 1 is yes, 0 is no. WATCHDOG=1 # Don't run axissts as root. Specify its user here. Note that this # user must have write access to $PREFIX. USER=sts # The maximum number of open files we can handle before the # system stops it. Change this if you have defined a higher value in # your kernel. FILES=10000 STARTPROGRAM=$PREFIX/bin/run_axissts.sh DAEMON=$PREFIX/bin/axissts SERVICENAME=sts_ststorm8080 CONFIGFILE=$CONFPREFIX/etc/${SERVICENAME}.conf KEYDIR=/home/sts/etc/keys PATH=/.:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin PIDFILE=$CONFPREFIX/${SERVICENAME}.pid WDPIDFILE=$CONFPREFIX/${SERVICENAME}watchdog.pid ARGS="-f $CONFIGFILE -d -p $PIDFILE -K $KEYDIR" # Check for existence of $PREFIX. if [ -z $PREFIX ] then echo "You must configure where you have installed $SERVICENAME!" exit 0 fi # Check if we have write access to the $CONFPREFIX directory su $USER -c "test -w $CONFPREFIX" filestatus=$? if [ $filestatus != "0" ] then echo "The user $USER needs write access to $CONFPREFIX." exit 0 fi # Check if we have a configuration file. if [ ! -f $CONFIGFILE ] then echo "No configuration file: $CONFIGFILE" exit 0 fi # Check if we have a key directory. if [ ! -d $KEYDIR ] then echo "No key directory!" echo "Place the key file you have been given from Axis in $KEYDIR" exit 0 fi if [ ! -x $DAEMON ] then echo "No such file: $DAEMON" exit 0 fi case "$1" in start) echo "Starting Server: $SERVICENAME:" # Bump up the number of filedescriptors we can use. ulimit -n $FILES if [ $WATCHDOG = 1 ] then COMMAND="$STARTPROGRAM $DAEMON $CONFIGFILE $PIDFILE $WDPIDFILE $KEYDIR &" else COMMAND="$DAEMON $ARGS" fi # Run the daemon as $USER. echo "Starting $COMMAND" su $USER -c "$COMMAND" ;; stop) echo "Stopping Server: $SERVICENAME" # Check for watchdog pid file. if [ -f $WDPIDFILE ] then kill `cat $WDPIDFILE` rm -f $WDPIDFILE else if [ $WATCHDOG = 1 ] then echo "No Server Watchdog pid file: $WDPIDFILE!" exit 0 fi fi # Check for PIDFILE. if [ ! -f $PIDFILE ] then echo "No ST Server pid file: $PIDFILE!" exit 0 fi kill `cat $PIDFILE` rm -f $PIDFILE ;; reload) echo "Not implemented." ;; force-reload|restart) sh $0 stop sh $0 start ;; status) if [ -f $PIDFILE ] then PID=`cat $PIDFILE` echo "ST Server running as process $PID" exit 0 fi ;; *) echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$SERVICENAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# When I run the /etc/init.d/stsd file I get: in/connection_monitor.php root 7042 6860 0 15:47 pts/1 00:00:00 grep sts root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# ls -al total 72 drwxr-xr-x 2 sts sts 4096 2010-03-24 15:44 . drwxrwxrwx 14 sts sts 4096 2010-03-24 15:44 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 2093 2008-08-08 04:05 axissts.conf -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 1520 2009-09-28 01:39 gst-install-deps.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 795 2007-10-26 05:31 handle_failed_queries.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 216 2008-08-20 03:57 logrotate-sts -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 3558 2008-08-08 03:56 mediaproxyd -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 110 2008-07-28 07:27 php.ini -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 3303 2009-08-14 07:31 sthelpers -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 18676 2010-02-23 01:02 stmediaconvert -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 2900 2010-03-24 15:44 stsd -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 2979 2010-03-24 14:07 stsd_dynamic -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 4917 2009-09-18 05:43 virtualhost.conf root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# cat /etc/init.d/stsd #! /bin/sh # AUTOMATICLLY GENERATED INIT SCRIPT FROM LAST SETUP.sh run. # PLEASE CHECK THAT PATHS ARE CORRECT BEFORE USAGE! PREFIX=/home/sts/current # CONFPREFIX should preferable be common for all versions #CONFPREFIX=$PREFIX CONFPREFIX=/home/sts/current # Do we want a watchdog process or not. 1 is yes, 0 is no. WATCHDOG=1 # Don't run axissts as root. Specify its user here. Note that this # user must have write access to $PREFIX. USER=sts # The maximum number of open files the ST Server can handle before the # system stops it. Change this if you have defined a higher value in # your kernel. FILES=10000 STARTPROGRAM=$PREFIX/bin/run_axissts.sh DAEMON=$PREFIX/bin/axissts SERVICENAME=sts_ststorm8080 CONFIGFILE=$CONFPREFIX/etc/${SERVICENAME}.conf KEYDIR=/home/sts/etc/keys PATH=/.:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin PIDFILE=$CONFPREFIX/${SERVICENAME}.pid WDPIDFILE=$CONFPREFIX/${SERVICENAME}watchdog.pid ARGS="-f $CONFIGFILE -d -p $PIDFILE -K $KEYDIR" # Check for existence of $PREFIX. if [ -z $PREFIX ] then echo "You must configure where you have installed $SERVICENAME!" exit 0 fi # Check if we have write access to the $CONFPREFIX directory su $USER -c "test -w $CONFPREFIX" filestatus=$? if [ $filestatus != "0" ] then echo "The user $USER needs write access to $CONFPREFIX." exit 0 fi # Check if we have a configuration file. if [ ! -f $CONFIGFILE ] then echo "No configuration file: $CONFIGFILE" exit 0 fi # Check if we have a key directory. if [ ! -d $KEYDIR ] then echo "No key directory!" echo "Place the key file you have been given from Axis in $KEYDIR" exit 0 fi if [ ! -x $DAEMON ] then echo "No such file: $DAEMON" exit 0 fi case "$1" in start) echo "Starting Axis ST Server: $SERVICENAME:" # Bump up the number of filedescriptors we can use. ulimit -n $FILES if [ $WATCHDOG = 1 ] then COMMAND="$STARTPROGRAM $DAEMON $CONFIGFILE $PIDFILE $WDPIDFILE $KEYDIR &" else COMMAND="$DAEMON $ARGS" fi # Run the daemon as $USER. echo "Starting $COMMAND" su $USER -c "$COMMAND" ;; stop) echo "Stopping Axis ST Server: $SERVICENAME" # Check for watchdog pid file. if [ -f $WDPIDFILE ] then kill `cat $WDPIDFILE` rm -f $WDPIDFILE else if [ $WATCHDOG = 1 ] then echo "No ST Server Watchdog pid file: $WDPIDFILE!" exit 0 fi fi # Check for PIDFILE. if [ ! -f $PIDFILE ] then echo "No ST Server pid file: $PIDFILE!" exit 0 fi kill `cat $PIDFILE` rm -f $PIDFILE ;; reload) echo "Not implemented." ;; force-reload|restart) sh $0 stop sh $0 start ;; status) if [ -f $PIDFILE ] then PID=`cat $PIDFILE` echo "ST Server running as process $PID" exit 0 fi ;; *) echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$SERVICENAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# clear root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# whoami root root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# su - sts sts@storm:~$ /etc/init.d/stsd start Password: su: Authentication failure sts@storm:~$ exit logout root@storm:/home/sts/current/examples# cd /etc/init.d root@storm:/etc/init.d# ls -al /home/sts/current/etc total 28 drwxr-xr-x 2 sts sts 4096 2010-03-24 15:12 . drwxrwxrwx 14 sts sts 4096 2010-03-24 15:44 .. -rwxrwxrwx 1 sts sts 1703 2006-05-16 05:41 axissts.conf -rwxrwxrwx 1 sts sts 447 2010-03-24 15:12 mediaproxyd.conf -rwxrwxrwx 1 sts sts 447 2010-03-24 14:46 mediaproxy_mediastorm554.conf -rwxrwxrwx 1 sts sts 4 2010-03-24 14:49 record_manager.php_storm.ivedasolutions.com.pid -rwxrwxrwx 1 sts sts 1559 2010-03-24 14:07 sts_ststorm8080.conf root@storm:/etc/init.d# ls -al /home/sts/current/bin total 568 drwxr-xr-x 2 sts sts 4096 2010-03-24 14:59 . drwxrwxrwx 14 sts sts 4096 2010-03-24 15:44 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 125372 2010-02-23 01:02 axissts -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 8909 2009-02-02 07:26 batch_upgrade.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 29416 2009-08-17 04:21 camera_maintenance.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 4746 2009-09-02 02:28 camera_upgrade.php lrwxrwxrwx 1 sts sts 25 2010-03-24 12:44 config_main.php -> ../config/config_main.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 7078 2009-09-02 02:28 connection_monitor.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 3025 2009-08-25 03:13 event_cleanup.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 54670 2009-08-28 09:53 event_rpcgen.py -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 784 2006-08-03 03:06 exec_delayed.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 745 2009-01-05 06:23 generate_self_signed_certificate.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 122260 2010-02-23 01:02 mediaproxy -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 13508 2010-02-23 01:02 mjpg2movie -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 4279 2009-03-06 05:50 password_manage.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 12541 2007-10-26 00:04 prune_event_dirs.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 3439 2009-08-25 03:13 quota_cleanup.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 6531 2009-10-05 06:07 record_manager.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 7732 2009-08-25 03:13 rmevents.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 1834 2008-10-23 05:54 run_axissts.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 2422 2008-10-20 01:08 run_mediaproxy.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 18311 2009-10-06 10:34 server_watchdog.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 1342 2009-03-11 06:24 session_cleanup.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 4302 2009-10-01 07:52 smsclient_http_get.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 4821 2009-10-01 07:52 smsclient_pixie.php -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 57324 2010-02-23 01:02 smtpclient -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 18676 2010-02-23 01:02 stmediaconvert -rwxr-xr-x 1 sts sts 375 2009-07-15 05:51 stmediaconvert.sh root@storm:/etc/init.d# ./stsd start Starting Axis ST Server: sts_ststorm8080: Starting /home/sts/current/bin/run_axissts.sh /home/sts/current/bin/axissts /home/sts/current/etc/sts_ststorm8080.conf /home/sts/current/sts_ststorm8080.pid /home/sts/current/sts_ststorm8080watchdog.pid /home/sts/etc/keys & /home/sts/current/bin/run_axissts.sh: 101: /home/sts/current/bin/axissts: not found root@storm:/etc/init.d# WTF? (so confiused)! I even added a ./ to the stsd $PATH and that doesn't work? No selinux - what could it be? -- Office: (480)307-8707 AT&T: (503)754-4452 Systems Engineer SomeplaceReallyGood.com