Bootups and Shutdowns

The Bootup and Shutdown module controls the system initialization scripts. Being the CP+ admin allows you to manage existing initialization scripts, add new initialization scripts, and edit old initialization scripts. Usually, each init script provides functions to start, stop, and restart system services such as Sendmail, named, and Apache, as well as perform basic system initializations such as setting up network devices and routing tables.

To manage bootups and shutdowns:

1. Log into CP+ at http://cpplus_host:10000/ as admin and with your server root password.
2. Choose the System Administration CP+ mode.
3. On the page that shows, click the Bootup and Shutdown icon in the System Configuration section.

 Managing Bootup and Shutdown Actions.

On the Bootup and Shutdown page you can see the list of current bootup and shutdown actions. You can perform the following operations with them:

• Start Selected: check necessary actions and click this button to start them simultaneously.
• Stop Selected: check necessary actions and click this button to stop them simultaneously.
• Start Selected on Boot: check necessary actions and click this button to start them simultaneously on boot.
• Disable Selected on Boot: check necessary actions and click this button to disable them simultaneously on boot.

 Adding New Bootup and Shutdown Actions.

To create your own bootup/shutdown action, click the Create a new bootup and shutdown action link. Fill the form that shows.

• Name: enter the name of the script.
• Description: briefly describe what the script does.
• Bootup commands: enter commands to execute to start the daemon or program, including any necessary arguments or options.
• Shutdown commands: enter commands to execute to terminate the daemon or program, including any necessary arguments or options
• Set if this action should Start at boot time.

Click Create.

 Editing Bootup and Shutdown Actions.

To edit an existing bootup/shutdown action, choose necessary script from the list. On the page thats shows you can do the following:

• Save: click it to save any changes to the initialization script.
• Start now: click it to initiate this script right now.
• Restart now: click it to restart this script.
• Restart if needed: click it if you are not sure if you should restart the script.
• Show status: click it to see the status of this initialization script.
• Stop now: click it to stop the script right now.
• Delete: click to remove this script action.