I am running Abyss webserver X1 on FC5 with KDE

I finally, after a day of fumbling, got vnc to work. My problem now is that I can't figure out how to get abyss to run on startup. I originally wanted the server to run without having to be logged in, but I fixed that problem with auto login. I tried using ~/.kde/Autostart method and wrote a short script to place in the directory called serverstart.sh and made it executable. the script is just:

It *Seems* to work, but doesn't start every time (or at least isn't accessible all of the time)

Is there any way to include the server as a service so that when it boots the server just runs?

Thanks

Pyrael

I don't have core 5 installed, but it should be similar, look for a file called rc.local in the /etc or /etc/init.d folder. In here you can put the command to start the webserver upon bootup without having to log in. You probably don't want to use the .kde Autostart path, just the regular path to the abyssws program whatever that might be, maybe "/home/server/abyssws/abyssws -d" if you've installed it in the home directory ?

possibly a silly answer.
how about Desktop, System Settings, Sever Settings, Services??
I don't have vnc installed so I can't tell if it apears there.

Doesnt answer you question but my outlook on life is:-

The only silly question is the one you DIDNT ask.....

dont teachers have silly sayings

run

system-config-services

make sure vnc is checked

Vnc for some reason is flawless. The Abyss is the problem. hobbestec, Would I make a symbolic link in the /etc/init.d folder? everything in there seems to be executable files.

I don't want to screw this up lol.

No symbolic link, just edit the rc.local file with your favorite editor and add that command to start abyss to the end of it. Then reboot and it will start abyss for you every time.