Thanks, The start-stop-daemon was what I needed. Mike
Quoting Bob Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, > > I have downloaded this unique program. > > (its a binary file of some sort that is used as a database) > > Anyway, I can launch it by typing the command > > # ./atrt.linux & > > > > I can run ps ax and see that the program is running. > > but to kill it, I need to run the kill command. > > > > Is there a way to launch this as a daemon so I can turn it off and on? > > Similar to how apache and samba are launched from /etc/init.d ? > > man start-stop-daemon > > Regards, > > Bob > -- > _ > |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > |_) (_) |_) 1294 S.W. Seagull Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Palm City, FL 34990 USA GPG Key ID: 390D6559 > > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
