noip2 startup script for debian 7.x wheezy

my v1.0

This script can be used by admins using linux debian 7.x wheezy and no-ip if you want noip2 to run automatically when the machine is booted. Any other script even mentioned in the official README of noip-2.1.9-1 will fail and won't start the client. For example: http://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/installing-the-linux-dynamic-update-client/ "Read the README file in the no-ip-2.1.9 folder for instructions on how to make the client run at startup. This varies depending on what Linux distribution you are running."

You may have tried (please READ!): http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/No_IP_Manual.html

THEN RUN:

update-rc.d noip2 defaults

and then reboot

BUT you will get the message that NO: noip process runs after startup!!!!

noip2 -S

HERE'S THE FIX!

/etc/init.d/README

Things that have changed in debian 7: All init.d scripts are expected to have a LSB style header documenting dependencies and default runlevel settings. The header look like this (not all fields are required):

### BEGIN INIT INFO

# Provides: skeleton

# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog

# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog

# Should-Start: $portmap

# Should-Stop: $portmap

# X-Start-Before: nis

# X-Stop-After: nis

# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5

# Default-Stop: 0 1 6

# X-Interactive: true

# Short-Description: Example initscript

# Description: This file should be used to construct scripts to be

# placed in /etc/init.d.

### END INIT INFO

Quick start

CLONE the repo, https://github.com/jensensen/debian_7.x_wheezy_noip2_STARTUP_script.git.

PLACE the script in /etc/rc2.d/

RUN update-rc.d noip2 defaults

Note that afterwards the runlevel ID is changed:

cd /etc/rc2.d/

ls -la

for example NOW IT IS:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 22 23:54 S17noip2 -> ../init.d/noip2

cd /etc/rc0.d/

ls -la

now it's:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 22 23:47 K01noip2 -> ../init.d/noip2

Keep in mind

that I have NO experience with runlevels in debian. But THIS script works!

Bug tracker

Have a bug? Please create an issue here on GitHub.

https://github.com/jensensen/debian_7.x_wheezy_noip2_STARTUP_script/issues

Author

jensensen

Copyright and license

Public domain. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it as long as others share alike.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.