My initial take on the above (to be used instead of /etc/init.d/maradns and /etc/rc* stuff). Warning: not yet tested, I can't reboot machine just now.
======================[ /etc/init/maradns.conf ]================== # MaraDNS DNS server service description "MaraDNS" author "Whoever <a...@b.com>" start on (net-device-up and local-filesystems and runlevel [2345]) stop on runlevel [016] respawn exec /usr/sbin/maradns -f /etc/maradns/mararc ====================== For completeness, similar file for zoneserver could be created, identical but with exec /usr/sbin/zoneserver -f /etc/maradns/mararc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370932 Title: maradns init script silently fails during the boot, but works when run manually -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs