This directory contains some scripts for auto-starting BackupPC on boot. The subdirectory src contains source versions of these scripts (before various absolute paths have been filled in). Here are instrcutions for different OSs. Please submit additions or improvements to this list! RedHat Linux: ============ When configure.pl is run, the script linux-backuppc is created. It should be copied to /etc/init.d/backuppc: cp linux-backuppc /etc/init.d/backuppc After copying it, you can test it by running these commands as root: /etc/init.d/backuppc start /etc/init.d/backuppc status /etc/init.d/backuppc stop You should then run the following commands as root: chkconfig --add backuppc chkconfig --level 345 backuppc on chkconfig --list backuppc This will auto-start backuppc at run levels 3, 4 and 5. Debian Linux: ============ When configure.pl is run, the script debian-backuppc is created. (Can a Debian user add some instructions here??) Suse Linux: ========== When configure.pl is run, the script suse-backuppc is created. Using Suse 9.0 "chkconfig --level" doesn't work, so you should run: chkconfig backuppc 345 chkconfig --list backuppc Gentoo Linux: ============ When configure.pl is run, the script gentoo-backuppc and the init conf files gentoo-backuppc.conf are created. They should be copied to the following locations: cp gentoo-backuppc /etc/init.d/backuppc cp gentoo-backuppc.conf /etc/conf.d/backuppc You can test it by running these commands as root: /etc/init.d/backuppc start /etc/init.d/backuppc status /etc/init.d/backuppc stop After copying these files, run the following as root to make BackupPC to start automatically at boot (at the default run level): rc-update add backuppc default Slackware: ========= When configure.pl is run, the script slackware-backuppc is created. Install it by running these commands as root: cp slackware-backuppc /etc/rc.d/rc.backuppc chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.backuppc then use an editor to add /etc/rc.d/rc.backuppc to /etc/rc.d/rc.local Solaris: ======= When configure.pl is run the shell script solaris-backuppc is created. This should be copied to /etc/init.d and links made in /etc/rc3.d and /etc/rc0.d. cp solaris-backuppc /etc/init.d/backuppc ln -s /etc/init.d/backuppc /etc/rc3.d/S85backuppc ln -s /etc/init.d/backuppc /etc/rc0.d/K85backuppc This will auto-start backuppc at run level 3 and stop it at run level 0. (Can a Solaris user please tell me if these instructions are correct?)