MailScanner on Mac OSX (10.4.6 Intel CoreDuo) - working!

[Jim Dickenson]

Basically you create a directory under /Library/StartupItems. The
directories I have are owned by root:wheel and have permissions 755.

In this directory you create a script that starts the process. Here is an
example:

 
#!/bin/sh

##
# MySQL 4 Server
##

. /etc/rc.common

StartService ()
{
    if [ "${MYSQL:=-NO-}" = "-YES-" ]; then
        ConsoleMessage "Starting MySQL Server"
        cd /Library/MySQL
        ./bin/mysqld_safe &
    fi
}

StopService ()
{
    ConsoleMessage "Stopping MySQL Server"

    PIDS=`ps ax | grep mysql | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`

    for pid in $PIDS; do
        kill -KILL $pid
    done
}

RestartService ()
{
    StopService
    sleep 3
    StartService
}

RunService "$1"


This file has the same name as the directory, although I do not know if that
is required it seems to be the case in the directories I have. The file is
owned by root:wheel and has permissions 755.

The line:

    if [ "${MYSQL:=-NO-}" = "-YES-" ]; then

is used to evaluate a line in /etc/hostconifg that looks like "MYSQL=-YES-"
or " MYSQL=-NO-" and says if you want the process to start at reboot or not.



The second file is a properties list file named StartupParameters.plist with
owner root:wheel and permissions 644. Here is an example:

{
  Description     = "MySQL Server";
  Provides        = ("MySQL");
  Requires        = ("Resolver");
  OrderPreference = "Late";
  Messages =
  {
    start = "Starting MySQL Server";
    stop  = "Stopping MySQL Server";
  };
}


User startup processes are controlled in /Library/StartupItems while system
processes are controlled in /System/Library/StartupItems.
-- 
Jim Dickenson
mailto:dickenson at cfmc.com

CfMC
http://www.cfmc.com/



> From: James Gray <james at grayonline.id.au>
> Organization: GrayOnline
> Reply-To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:22:31 +1000
> To: MailScanner List <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Subject: MailScanner on Mac OSX (10.4.6 Intel CoreDuo) - working!
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Just thought I'd post my results after tinkering for the last few days.
> 
> - Still haven't figured out OSX's launchd stuff to get it to fire up
>   MailScanner automagically.  (Anyone?)