[Lvlug] assigning multiple returns

[Mark]

On Friday 09 April 2004 21:10, Faber Fedor wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 08:16:01PM -0400, Mark wrote:
> > # RedHat 9 does all their ethernet magic in the
> > # /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory.
> > if [ $PWD == "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts" ]; then
> > 		echo  $DATETIME $LOGMSG >> /var/log/messages
>
> You should use the logger function to log to the log files:
>
>     logger user.info $LOGMSG
>
> And it will be inserted into /var/log/messages in the standard format.
> It will also prevent problems when you and another process (syslog) are
> trying to write to the file at the same time.

I knew there had to be a better way.  I just looked at 'man logger' and 
noticed "-f file  Log the specified file."  Does that mean I have to specify 
'-f /var/log/messages'?

> > 	`/sbin/service $daemon start &`
> > 	`/sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 $daemon on &`
>
> Are the trailing &s necessary?

I don't know that they are but I tried to consider what would happen if one of 
the services hung on start.  Obviously named has to come up before httpd but 
I was thinking that I'd hate to have the whole script borked just because 
vsftpd wouldn't start.  I have hopes that this script will eventually run 
automatically.

> Hmmm, does /sbin/service return anything?

I don't quite remember but I don't recall seeing anything. Except... maybe it 
did say "xxxxx service started."  Even if it did though couldn't we just let 
it fly?  I mean what would it hurt?

-- 
-Mark Stanley