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Problems with configuring CF801 on Mac for System Startup

Two problems with configuring ColdFusion 8.01 on Mac OS X for startup on system boot when using the the utility {cf_root}/bin/cf-init.sh. The first issue is that cf-init.sh cannot be used again to configure CF for startup on boot after the cf-init.sh script is used to unconfigure the service. The second issue is that for Multiserver configuration the script cf-init.sh cannot be used to unconfigure CF as a startup service and the items under /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi must be removed manually. The ColdFusion Engineering team is actively seeking to correct these issues, but I'm posting for your convenience in case you run into this beforehand.

Issue 1 logged as ColdFusion bug 73548
On Mac, running cf-init.sh to install system startup script cannot be done a second time after running cf-init.sh uninstall.

The cf-init.sh function install_mac() permanently moves the file {cf_root}/bin/cf-standalone-startup to /Library/StartupItems/ under the new name ColdFusion8 as shown here:

mv -f $CF_DIR/bin/cf-standalone-startup /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/ColdFusion8

Then the uninstall_mac() function in cf-init.sh permanently removes that file ColdFusion8 as shown here:

rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8

There are no longer any copies of {cf_root}/bin/cf-standalone-startup under any name on the system, so another attempt to configure ColdFusion to start on System Boot cannot be performed.

More details:

1) Install CF801 on Mac, but do NOT choose option to start on system boot at this time
2) Run cf-init.sh install, then cf-init.sh uninstall, then again cf-init.sh install
3) Observe second usage of cf-init.sh fails

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* Initial directory listing after installing without option to start on boot
* Notice StartupParameters.plist and cf-standalone-startup are present
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my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ ls -l
total 4296
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 504 Nov 6 10:13 SMSClient.sh
-rwxrwxr-x 1 cfqauser admin 260 Jan 19 2008 StartupParameters.plist
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 7241 Nov 6 10:13 cf-init.sh
-rwxrwxr-x 1 cfqauser admin 409 Nov 6 10:13 cf-standalone-startup
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 6671 Nov 6 10:13 cfcompile.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 1501420 Jan 19 2008 cfencode.exe
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 110264 Jan 19 2008 cfencode.linux
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 527624 Jan 19 2008 cfencode.solaris
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 252 Nov 6 10:13 cfinfo
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 414 Nov 6 10:13 cfscan.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 265 Nov 6 10:13 cfstat
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 7025 Nov 6 10:13 coldfusion
drwxr-xr-x 7 cfqauser admin 238 Nov 6 10:13 connectors
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 860 Jan 23 2008 findjava.sh
lrwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 39 Nov 6 10:13 jvm.config -> /opt/ColdFusion8/runtime/bin/jvm.config

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* Run cf-init.sh to install startup service
* Notice cf-standalone-startup is not in bin/ directory listing
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my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ sudo ./cf-init.sh install
Password:
Creating the Coldfusion 8 start script /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/ColdFusion8
Install complete
my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ ls /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/
ColdFusion8 StartupParameters.plist
my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ ls -l
total 4288
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 504 Nov 6 10:13 SMSClient.sh
-rwxrwxr-x 1 cfqauser admin 260 Jan 19 2008 StartupParameters.plist
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 7241 Nov 6 10:13 cf-init.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 6671 Nov 6 10:13 cfcompile.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 1501420 Jan 19 2008 cfencode.exe
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 110264 Jan 19 2008 cfencode.linux
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 527624 Jan 19 2008 cfencode.solaris
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 252 Nov 6 10:13 cfinfo
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 414 Nov 6 10:13 cfscan.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 265 Nov 6 10:13 cfstat
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 7025 Nov 6 10:13 coldfusion
drwxr-xr-x 7 cfqauser admin 238 Nov 6 10:13 connectors
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 860 Jan 23 2008 findjava.sh
lrwxr-xr-x 1 cfqauser admin 39 Nov 6 10:13 jvm.config -> /opt/ColdFusion8/runtime/bin/jvm.config

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* Uninstall startup service with cf-init.sh
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my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ sudo ./cf-init.sh uninstall
Uninstall complete
my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ ls /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/
ls: /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/: No such file or directory

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* Again, run cf-init.sh to re-install startup service
* Notice failure on mv cf-standalone-startup to /Library/StartupItems
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my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ sudo ./cf-init.sh install
Creating the Coldfusion 8 start script /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/ColdFusion8
mv: rename /opt/ColdFusion8/bin/cf-standalone-startup to /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/ColdFusion8: No such file or directory
Install complete
my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$ ls /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/
StartupParameters.plist
my-powerbook:/opt/ColdFusion8/bin cfqauser$

Issue 2 logged as bug ColdFusion 73178

The cf-init.sh function for install_mac() has a section for server configuration and a section for multiserver config, but the uninstall_mac () function only has a Server Config section looking for /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8, but not a Multiserver section to remove /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi.

Notice that there is an option to configure CF for system startup with "Standalone" (a.k.a. Server Config) and an option for Multiserver Config.

install_mac() {

if [ -f /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8 ]; then
echo "Coldfusion 8 appears to already be set up to start on boot"
exit 2
fi

if [ "$MULTI_SERVER" = "false" ]; then
echo "Creating the Coldfusion 8 start script /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/ColdFusion8"
mkdir /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8
mv -f $CF_DIR/bin/cf-standalone-startup /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/ColdFusion8
cp -f $CF_DIR/bin/StartupParameters.plist /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/StartupParameters.plist
chmod 544 /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/*
chown root:wheel /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8/*
else
echo "Creating the Coldfusion 8 Multi-server start script /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi/ColdFusion8Multi"
mkdir /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi
mv -f $CF_DIR/bin/cf-multi-startup /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi/ColdFusion8Multi
cp -f $CF_DIR/bin/StartupParameters.plist /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi/StartupParameters.plist
chmod 544 /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi/*
chown root:wheel /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8Multi/*
fi
echo "Install complete"
}

Notice that there is no option to remove ColdFusion8Multi from /Library/StartupItems

uninstall_mac() {

if [ -f /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8 ]; then
echo "Coldfusion 8 does not appear to be added to your init system"
exit 2
fi

rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8

echo "Uninstall complete"
}

posted on 6 November, 2008 at 10:53 AM.
ColdFusion | Comments (5)

Comments

Is that a powerbook your using? PPC or Intel?
I've just gone through hell with trying to run CF8.x on PPC...

comment by SALOMOKO, posted at 11/6/08 4:38 PM

I'm using PPC. In principle, these problems should occur regardless of architecture. Otherwise, the product should run normally for that platform since PPC is permitted by the CF8 System Requirements.

comment by Steven Erat, posted at 11/6/08 5:01 PM

ahh right.

Are you running Tiger or Leopard? I should have specified that I've had hell with Os X 10.5.x with CF8. and right this problems doesn't matter with arch, but it just got my eye that your running a powerbook, as am I. I'd say the majority of people (developers) have updated to macbooks...

cheers

comment by SALOMOKO, posted at 11/7/08 8:22 PM

I already have CF installed, running under a privileged user account. I need to change the account which starts/runs all instances of CF. Is there a solution for this? I tried searching the CF Bug database for the bugs you listed in your post, but they don't exist. I can't find any documentation relevant to OSX on how to change the runtime user...
I found this, but it doesnt apply to OSX:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/172/tn_17279.html
Any help would be appreciated.

comment by Rob, posted at 12/8/09 6:52 PM

Mac is the only *nix-y OS where ColdFusion does not require a runtime user. Solaris and Linux require root to install and start/stop the server. On Mac you can install it as a non-root user, and you can start and stop also with a non-root user.

If user "Fred" installed ColdFusion then all files in it would be owned by Fred, including the log files. If user "Barney" tried to start it, an error would be thrown having to do with permission writing to the log files. However, if you wanted Fred and Barney to be able to start and stop ColdFusion on Mac, then you could create a group, "Bedrock", and add Fred and Barney to Bedrock. Then recursively change the group of ColdFusion to Bedrock. Then all member of Bedrock can operate ColdFusion normally.

comment by Steven Erat, posted at 12/8/09 7:14 PM

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