after looking into it I found that according to
https://slashzeroconf.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/chkconfig-for-ubuntu-sysv-rc-conf/
chkconfig is sysv-rc-conf in debian/ubuntu
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Stephen Partington <
cryptworks@gmail.com>wrote:
> Debian and Ubuntu have a more graceful way of doing these things. Google
> chkconfig I think.
> On Apr 9, 2014 9:24 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> think I found a way.
>> :
>> https://langit.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/simple-way-to-execute-a-command-on-startup-in-ubuntu/
>>
>> (Please tell me if I found the correct means of doing this.)
>>
>>
>> I would like to share with you a simple way to execute commands on
>> startup in Ubuntu. This tip is very useful for example I have an issue on
>> the Netatalk service that do not run properly so every time I have to run
>> the command to restart the service after I login to Ubuntu.
>>
>> All commands that you need to be executed must be stored in etc/rc.local
>> setting. Open terminal then execute this command:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> sudo nano /etc/rc.local
>>
>> Add the following command to restart Netatalk service, right before "exit
>> 0":
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> sudo /etc/init.d/ssh start
>> exit 0
>>
>> That's it! It's so simple. I have solved the Netatalk service problem for
>> now. So I have more time to take a look what is the problem with the
>> Netatalk service.
>>
>> and then:
>>
>> sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.local
>>
>> after I'm done?
>>
>> As I was verifying commands for this email this happened:
>>
>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh
>> /lib/init/upstart-job: 28: shift: can't shift that many
>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ /etc/init.d/ssh
>> * Usage: /etc/init.d/ssh
>> {start|stop|reload|force-reload|restart|try-restart|status}
>>
>> is the first 'error' because ssh is already started?
>>
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> well, there is the skeleton file which I'm sure you use but I'm not
>>> sure.....
>>>
>>> cat /etc/init.d/skeleton
>>> #! /bin/sh
>>> ### BEGIN INIT INFO
>>> # Provides: skeleton
>>> # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
>>> # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
>>> # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
>>> # Default-Stop: 0 1 6
>>> # Short-Description: Example initscript
>>> # Description: This file should be used to construct scripts to be
>>> # placed in /etc/init.d.
>>> ### END INIT INFO
>>>
>>> # Author: Foo Bar <foobar@baz.org>
>>> #
>>> # Please remove the "Author" lines above and replace them
>>> # with your own name if you copy and modify this script.
>>>
>>> # Do NOT "set -e"
>>>
>>> # PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
>>> PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
>>> DESC="Description of the service"
>>> NAME=daemonexecutablename
>>> DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
>>> DAEMON_ARGS="--options args"
>>> PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
>>> SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
>>>
>>> # Exit if the package is not installed
>>> [ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
>>>
>>> # Read configuration variable file if it is present
>>> [ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
>>>
>>> # Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
>>> . /lib/init/vars.sh
>>>
>>> # Define LSB log_* functions.
>>> # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
>>> # and status_of_proc is working.
>>> . /lib/lsb/init-functions
>>>
>>> #
>>> # Function that starts the daemon/service
>>> #
>>> do_start()
>>> {
>>> # Return
>>> # 0 if daemon has been started
>>> # 1 if daemon was already running
>>> # 2 if daemon could not be started
>>> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
>>> --test > /dev/null \
>>> || return 1
>>> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
>>> $DAEMON_ARGS \
>>> || return 2
>>> # Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready
>>> # to handle requests from services started subsequently which depend
>>> # on this one. As a last resort, sleep for some time.
>>> }
>>>
>>> #
>>> # Function that stops the daemon/service
>>> #
>>> do_stop()
>>> {
>>> # Return
>>> # 0 if daemon has been stopped
>>> # 1 if daemon was already stopped
>>> # 2 if daemon could not be stopped
>>> # other if a failure occurred
>>> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --pidfile
>>> $PIDFILE --name $NAME
>>> RETVAL="$?"
>>> [ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
>>> # Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
>>> # and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
>>> # If the above conditions are not satisfied then add some other code
>>> # that waits for the process to drop all resources that could be
>>> # needed by services started subsequently. A last resort is to
>>> # sleep for some time.
>>> start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec
>>> $DAEMON
>>> [ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
>>> # Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
>>> rm -f $PIDFILE
>>> return "$RETVAL"
>>> }
>>>
>>> #
>>> # Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
>>> #
>>> do_reload() {
>>> #
>>> # If the daemon can reload its configuration without
>>> # restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
>>> # then implement that here.
>>> #
>>> start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name
>>> $NAME
>>> return 0
>>> }
>>>
>>> case "$1" in
>>> start)
>>> [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
>>> do_start
>>> case "$?" in
>>> 0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
>>> 2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
>>> esac
>>> ;;
>>> stop)
>>> [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
>>> do_stop
>>> case "$?" in
>>> 0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
>>> 2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
>>> esac
>>> ;;
>>> status)
>>> status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
>>> ;;
>>> #reload|force-reload)
>>> #
>>> # If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
>>> # and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
>>> #
>>> #log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
>>> #do_reload
>>> #log_end_msg $?
>>> #;;
>>> restart|force-reload)
>>> #
>>> # If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
>>> # 'force-reload' alias
>>> #
>>> log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
>>> do_stop
>>> case "$?" in
>>> 0|1)
>>> do_start
>>> case "$?" in
>>> 0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
>>> 1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
>>> *) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
>>> esac
>>> ;;
>>> *)
>>> # Failed to stop
>>> log_end_msg 1
>>> ;;
>>> esac
>>> ;;
>>> *)
>>> #echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
>>> echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
>>> exit 3
>>> ;;
>>> esac
>>>
>>> :
>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$
>>>
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> hey.... I figured out the command to issue:
>>>>
>>>> /etc/init.d/ssh start
>>>>
>>>> but am unsure of where to put it to always activate it.
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> so, like, I ran 'apt-get install ssh' and apt-get told me it was also
>>>>> going to install:
>>>>>
>>>>> ncurses-term openssh-client openssh-server ssh-import-id
>>>>>
>>>>> so there is what I was looking for! openssh-server. Anyways, what
>>>>> file do I need to put in /etc/ssh.d so it will always restart upon a reboot?
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> so what directory runs scripts automatically? is it /etc/ssh.d ? I
>>>>>> just put a text file with the desired script in there or is there something
>>>>>> else I have to do?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> did it!
>>>>>>> apt-get install ssh
>>>>>>> did it
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Stephen Partington <
>>>>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> should be "/etc/init.d/sshd start" or something similar and then
>>>>>>>> depending on dist you simply ad that start script to the system startup
>>>>>>>> chkconfig or something similar. you can also list what is in your init.d
>>>>>>>> and see what is there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> how do you turn openssl on? just installing it didn't do it. what
>>>>>>>>> happened to openssl-server?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You know.... I seem to remember being able to pull files to the
>>>>>>>>>> host in another incarnation of the VM. Doesn't that mean sshd isn't
>>>>>>>>>> installed? So the easy fix is apt-get install sshd..... right?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ohhh I remember now! I had to install ssh-server....
>>>>>>>>>> thank you Stephen... openssl . I thought it was openssl-server I
>>>>>>>>>> hap to install but it nolonger is in the repositories.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I attempted to transfer a file from a virtual machine to the
>>>>>>>>>>> host with less than stellar results:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> root@LFS:/# scp
>>>>>>>>>>> mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.24/binutils2.24.run bmike1@192.168.0.4:
>>>>>>>>>>> /home/bmike1/Documents
>>>>>>>>>>> ssh: connect to host 192.168.0.4 port 22: Connection refused
>>>>>>>>>>> lost connection
>>>>>>>>>>> root@LFS:/#
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I remember this happened before in another situation and there
>>>>>>>>>>> is a solution but can't remember that solution. Could someone help me?
>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stephen
>>>>>>>>
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