* Added multi-level incrementals. Still needs testing.

[BackupPC.git] / init.d / README

diff --git a/init.d/README b/init.d/README
index c696a77..e08e77b 100644 (file)
--- a/init.d/README
+++ b/init.d/README
@@ -29,6 +29,68 @@ You should then run the following commands as root:
 
 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.
+
+Copy the debian startup script:
+
+    cp debian-backuppc /etc/init.d/backuppc
+
+Run the following command to install in rc.d:
+
+    update-rc.d backuppc defaults
+
+Set the correct init.d rights:
+
+    chmod 755 /etc/init.d/backuppc
+
+Usage: /etc/init.d/backuppc {start|stop|restart|reload}
+
+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:
 =======
 
@@ -42,4 +104,4 @@ and /etc/rc0.d.
 
 This will auto-start backuppc at run level 3 and stop it at run level 0.
 
-*** NOTE: the solaris startup script and instructions have not been tested ***
+(Can a Solaris user please tell me if these instructions are correct?)