Takahiro Kambe wrote:
> 
> In message <200108181638.f7IGccm02204@gandalf.wanderer.us>
>         on Sat, 18 Aug 2001 11:38:38 -0500 (EST),
>         "Todd Gruhn's account" <tgruhn2@mail.com> wrote:
> > I too am interested in writing rc.d scripts: I wish to write and use
> > /etc/rc.d/apache to start and stop httpd (apache of course).
> You shouldn't investiment wheels again.  That sciprt is contained in
> apache package.
> 
> > But when I execute ./apache I get:
> >
> > ./apache: WARNING: $httpd is not set properly.
> >
> > Just what does this mean? I don't have an $httpd var, just $name
> > here is my code:
> Since you use "load_rc_config" shell function with argument "httpd",
> you need to assing value to a shell variable "httpd".  Typically you
> need to have a line bellow to /etc/rc.conf or /etc/rc.conf.d/httpd.
> 
> httpd=YES

The exception here beging multiple instances (either completely
different builds, or multiple httpd.conf's) of apache!

--lava

> 
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> Takahiro Kambe <taca@sky.yamashina.kyoto.jp>