# Nginx service can not auto start **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [May 14, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595 "2010-05-14T16:00:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wangyu1314)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595/1 "2010-05-14T16:00:14Z")
I am using nginx on redhat for a very long time, I found a service script, installed nginx as a service to redhat, it is fine. but I found a bug, that after dirty shutdown, nginx service can not auto start, and i only start it by hand. please help me, blow is the service script: #!/bin/bash # nginx Startup script for the Nginx HTTP Server # this script create it by jackbillow at 2007.10.15. # it is v.0.0.2 version. # if you find any errors on this scripts,please contact jackbillow. # and send mail to jackbillow at gmail dot com. # chkconfig: - 85 15 # description: Nginx is a high-performance web and proxy server. # It has a lot of features, but it’s not for everyone. # processname: nginx # pidfile: /usr/local/webserver/nginx/logs/nginx.pid # config: /usr/local/webserver/nginx/conf/nginx.conf nginx=/usr/local/webserver/nginx/sbin/nginx nginx\_config=/usr/local/webserver/nginx/conf/nginx.conf nginx\_pid=/usr/local/webserver/nginx/logs/nginx.pid RETVAL=0 prog=“nginx” # Source function library. . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions # Source networking configuration. . /etc/sysconfig/network # Check that networking is up. [${NETWORKING} = “no”] && exit 0 [-x $nginx] || exit 0 # Start nginx daemons functions. start() { if [-e $nginx\_pid];then echo “nginx already running…” exit 1 fi echo -n $"Starting $prog: " daemon $nginx -c ${nginx\_config} RETVAL=$? echo [$RETVAL = 0] && touch /var/lock/subsys/nginx return $RETVAL } # Stop nginx daemons functions. stop() { echo -n $"Stopping $prog: " killproc $nginx RETVAL=$? echo [$RETVAL = 0] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/nginx /usr/local/webserver/nginx/logs/nginx.pid } # reload nginx service functions. reload() { ``` echo -n $"Reloading $prog: " #kill -HUP `cat ${nginx_pid}` killproc $nginx -HUP RETVAL=$? echo ``` } # See how we were called. case “$1” in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; reload) reload ;; restart) stop start ;; status) status $prog RETVAL=$? ;; \*) echo $“Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|reload|status|help}” exit 1 esac exit $RETVAL Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[nginx service can not auto start](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,86637,86637#msg-86637)** > > I am using nginx on redhat for a very long time, I found a service script, installed nginx as a service to redhat, it is fine. but I found a bug, that after dirty shutdown, nginx service can not auto start, and i only start it by hand. please help... ---
**Author:** ![wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wangyu1314)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595/2 "2010-05-14T16:14:52Z")
# chkconfig nginx on On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM, wangyu1314 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I am using nginx on redhat for a  very long time, I found a service script, installed nginx as a service to redhat, it is fine. > but I found a bug, that after dirty shutdown,  nginx service can not auto start, and i only start it by hand. – Ren Xiaolei ---
**Author:** ![wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wangyu1314)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595/3 "2010-05-14T16:17:12Z")
Any output in log files for the service? Can you show how you start nginx by hand and then how the script runs (set -x)? -peter ---
**Author:** ![wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wangyu1314)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595/4 "2010-05-14T16:34:11Z")
On 14.05.2010 16:58, wangyu1314 wrote: > I am using nginx on redhat for a very long time, I found a service script, installed nginx as a service to redhat, it is fine. > but I found a bug, that after dirty shutdown, nginx service can not auto start, and i only start it by hand. > please help me place nginx-init.txt from attach to /etc/init.d/nginx place nginx-sysconfig.txt from attach to /etc/sysconfig/nginx edit path inside init script and config to yours. > start() { > if [-e $nginx\_pid];then > echo “nginx already running…” > exit 1 bug here: $nginx\_pid file exists after dirty shundown ---
**Author:** ![wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wangyu1314)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595/5 "2010-05-15T07:13:19Z")
Thanks very much, Peter Portante and Gena M… I am testing Gena M.‘s script, if have some news i would reports again. Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: nginx service can not auto start](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,86637,86860#msg-86860)** > > I am using nginx on redhat for a very long time, I found a service script, installed nginx as a service to redhat, it is fine. but I found a bug, that after dirty shutdown, nginx service can not auto start, and i only start it by hand. please help... ---
**Author:** ![wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@wangyu1314](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wangyu1314)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-service-can-not-auto-start/188595/6 "2010-05-15T12:18:57Z")
thanks. it’s not this reason. because i have done it: chmod 755 /etc/init.d/nginx chkconfig --add nginx chkconfig --level 345 nginx on Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: nginx service can not auto start](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,86642,86903#msg-86903)** > > \# chkconfig nginx on On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:58 PM, wangyu1314 \ wrote: \> I am using nginx on redhat for a  very long time, I found a service script, installed nginx as a service to redhat, it is fine. \> but I found...