I have a java service set exactly according to init.d/skelton (this is on Suse 7.2 for 390). When init.d/myservice is run outside boot - it's OK. When run during boot - it starts OK (get to the printout of listen on ServerSocket)- but then it is killed ! Then... I tried a very simple shell script service that just echo (i=1,2,3...) and sleep between. It works of course forever outside boot - but in boot, it prints (into a file - I used startproc -l) till 3 and killed !! So what's the story here ??? I tried all combination of startproc / direct exec / various rc.3/Sxxmyservice - no change - the process starts OK but doesn't survive the boot. It's also reported among failed services in run level 3 - but [desparately] I added sleep after the startproc - then it runs some more... and killed... just this time without being reported among the failed services. Any help / idea will be appreciated ! Ofer Biran _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com