Init runs Perl scripts just fine, but you have to be sure to put
#!/usr/bin/perl at the beginning and make it executable.

On Wed, 2001-12-12 at 06:49, scott.w.fischer at att.net wrote:
> Umm,  I thought the init scripts were fired with sh/bash rather than perl.  sh a script starting with #!/usr/bin/perl will just give an error anyway.  I think you're gonna have to change your script to bash.
> 
> -swf
> 
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> > I am trying to get mrtg and apache to start automatically. I have been
> > through the docs, and feel I have done things right, but obviously something
> > is wrong.
> > 
> > mrtg:
> > 
> > I created a script  called mrtg that launches 17 different configs. It is
> > located in /ect/rc.d/init.d . I also created a symbolic link to the mrtg
> > script in /etc/rc3.d named S65mrtg.
> > 
> > It is my understanding this should launch mrtg at boot, but it doesn't. If I
> > do a "perl S65mrtg" it fires of.
> > 
> > I also have about the same problem with apache.
> > 
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> > 
> > This is running on RedHat 7.1 in case that matters.
> > 
> > 
> > Raymond
> > 
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