Centos 7.2 /etc/rc.local replaced?

bmxakias · 02-05-2016, 03:23 PM

Hi

I was use on Centos 6.x this:

Code:

nano /etc/rc.local

and i add:

Code:

rm -f /var/sphinx/*.spl
/usr/local/bin/searchd --config /sphinxconfig/sphinx.conf

Now on Centos 7.2 this file is not used or it doesn't do exactly what was do or is not recommended for such edits.....

Can you please help me with this as i do not know what to edit or how to fix it now ?

Thank you

jpollard · 02-05-2016, 10:32 PM

Is the file executable?

Normally it would also have a "#!/usr/bin/bash" as the first line.

I believe it is only used if it is executable.

Doug G · 02-05-2016, 11:09 PM

With systemd you need to enable the rc-local.service

Code:

systemctl enable rc-local.service

bmxakias · 02-06-2016, 07:43 AM

yes it has on the first line the:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

No it is not executable... Ok i did it now....

Do i have to use also this?

Code:

systemctl enable rc-local.service

jpollard · 02-06-2016, 11:36 AM

yes (though you can drop the ".service" part.

You can test it without rebooting by "systemctl start rc-local"

bmxakias · 02-06-2016, 07:34 PM

This is what i got

Code:

[root@server ~]# chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.local
[root@server ~]# systemctl enable rc-local
The unit files have no [Install] section. They are not meant to be enabled
using systemctl.
Possible reasons for having this kind of units are:
1) A unit may be statically enabled by being symlinked from another unit's
   .wants/ or .requires/ directory.
2) A unit's purpose may be to act as a helper for some other unit which has
   a requirement dependency on it.
3) A unit may be started when needed via activation (socket, path, timer,
   D-Bus, udev, scripted systemctl call, ...).

Doug G · 02-06-2016, 07:43 PM

Try putting your rc.local file in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, make sure it's marked as executable.

I haven't used rc.local in a couple years, apparently you no longer need to enable the rc-local.service, it's now a static unit.

jpollard · 02-06-2016, 07:48 PM

I think you can ignore that (I get it too).

Service units that do have an install section also have a "WantedBy=..." entry. rc.local doesn't have any services that depend on it.