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Path to folder: root/CumulusServer

Command to execute: ./CumulusServer --daemon [--pidfile=/var/run/CumulusServer.pid]

I've spent considerable time trying to figure out how to modify init.d? Any help would be appreciated in resolving this issue.

Errors:

[FAILED] cd /root/CumulusServer | ./CumulusServer --daemon [--pidfile=/var/run/CumulusServer.pid] to /etc/rc.local

[FAILED] /root/CumulusServer | ./CumulusServer --daemon [--pidfile=/var/run/CumulusServer.pid] to /etc/rc.local

[FAILED] cd /root/CumulusServer && ./CumulusServer --daemon
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If you don't mind this command being the last thing to run at boot time, drop it into /etc/rc.local.

Note that rc.local usually contains a statement like exit 0, make sure to add your command before it so it actually runs.

For more sophisticated actions and to allow this daemon to be stopped/(re)started manually after boot, you will want to add this command to its own file under /etc/init.d as you have initially tried. Take a look at this Debian Wiki article to help you get started.

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I'm familiar with Windows this is embarassing. What would the line be? root/CumulusServer./CumulusServer --daemon [--pidfile=/var/run/CumulusServer.pid] in one single line before exit 0? –  user65922 Apr 23 '14 at 1:23
    
I tried the two examples above (see my edited post any help would be appreciated) –  user65922 Apr 23 '14 at 1:38
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Disregard cd, | and &&. You just need to use the absolute(full) path to the CumulusServer file you're trying to execute. Additionally, you can remove the brackets [ ] from the --pidfile option. When showing examples of a program's command line syntax, brackets denote an optional section of the command and they aren't actually used.

This will insert your command into rc.local, above exit 0:

$ sudo sed -i '/^exit/ i\/root/CumulusServer/CumulusServer --daemon --pidfile=/var/run/CumulusServer.pid\' /etc/rc.local
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