Init Script on CentOS 5.5

[SteffanCline]

Not sure if this would be classified a bug or what... I have etherpad-lite working from the terminal just fine but when I try to execute use an init script in CentOS 5.5 I get a lot errors. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

Script here:

!/bin/sh

etherpad-lite - this script starts and stops the etherpad light daemon

chkconfig: - 64 36

Default-Start: 2 3 4 5

Default-Stop: 0 1 2 3 4 6

Required-Start:

description: etherpad lite is a collaboration editor

processname: node

config: /home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/settings.json

pidfile: none

lockfile: /var/lock/subsys/etherpad

Source function library.

. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

Source networking configuration.

. /etc/sysconfig/network

Check that networking is up.

[ "$NETWORKING" = "no" ] && exit 0

progname="Etherpad Lite"
path="/home/etherpad/etherpad-lite"
prog="/usr/bin/node"
parameter="server.js"
log="/var/log/etherpad/error.log"
conf="/home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/settings.json"
user="etherpad"
lockfile="/var/lock/subsys/etherpad"

logpath=$(dirname $log)

start() {
[ -x $prog ] || exit 5
[ -f $conf ] || exit 6
[ -d $logpath ] || mkdir $logpath
[ -f $log ] || touch $log
chown $user $logpath
chown $user $log

    echo -n $"Starting $progname: "
    cd $path
    daemon --user=$user "$prog $parameter >>$log &"
    retval=$?
    echo
    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
    return $retval

}

stop() {
echo -n $"Stopping $progname: "
killproc $prog
retval=$?
echo
[ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
return $retval
}

restart() {
stop
start
}

rh_status() {
status $prog
}

rh_status_q() {
rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
}

case "$1" in
start)
rh_status_q && exit 0
$1
;;
stop)
rh_status_q || exit 0
$1
;;
restart)
$1
;;
status)
rh_status
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}"
exit 2
esac

Errors:

[root@xxxx etherpad-lite]#
node.js:201
throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
^
Error: Cannot find module '/home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/server.js'
at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:334:11)
at Function._load (module.js:279:25)
at Array.0 (module.js:470:10)
at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:192:40)

Is it a bad parameter handed off to node?

[SteffanCline]

Sorry... not sure how to format that better...

[booo]

Are you sure you want to execute /home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/server.js and not /home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/node/server.js?

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[SteffanCline]

Yeah, I found that mistake in the init script and it started working. Now to debug a crash posted on another thread. Bug can be closed.

#!/bin/sh
#
# etherpad-lite - this script starts and stops the etherpad light daemon
#
# chkconfig: - 64 36
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 3 4 6
# Required-Start:
# description: etherpad lite is a collaboration editor
# processname: node
# config: /home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/settings.json
# pidfile: none
# lockfile: /var/lock/subsys/etherpad

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

# Check that networking is up.
[ "$NETWORKING" = "no" ] && exit 0

progname="Etherpad Lite"
path="/home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/node"
prog="/usr/bin/node"
parameter="server.js"
log="/var/log/etherpad/error.log"
conf="/home/etherpad/etherpad-lite/settings.json"
user="etherpad"
lockfile="/var/lock/subsys/etherpad"

logpath=$(dirname $log)

start() {
        [ -x $prog ] || exit 5
        [ -f $conf ] || exit 6
        [ -d $logpath ] || mkdir $logpath
        [ -f $log ] || touch $log
        chown $user $logpath
        chown $user $log

        echo -n $"Starting $progname: "
        daemon --user=$user "cd $path; $prog $parameter >>$log &"
        retval=$?
        echo
        [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
        return $retval
}

stop() {
        echo -n $"Stopping $progname: "
        killproc $prog
        retval=$?
        echo
        [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
        return $retval
}

restart() {
        stop
        start
}

rh_status() {
        status $prog
}

rh_status_q() {
        rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
}

case "$1" in
        start)
                rh_status_q && exit 0
                $1
        ;;
        stop)
                rh_status_q || exit 0
                $1
        ;;
        restart)
                $1
        ;;
        status)
                rh_status
        ;;
        *)
                echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}"
                exit 2
esac