Daemons, Starting

In order to handle the functions of the Faximum Messaging Server there are a number of processes that run in the background (such processes are called daemons in UNIX nomenclature, not to be confused with demons).

TABLE 1. Faximum Messaging Servers Daemons

Program Name	Started by	Purpose
faxgetty	/etc/init	Handles incoming fax calls
faxsched	/etc/init.d/fmsa	Schedules outbound faxes
fms-httpd	/etc/init.d/fmsa	Web server to handle administrative functions
SCO Merge & the WFCDb	manually	Handles automatic conversion of Microsoft Word (and other) files. Optional.b
swiiftefg	/etc/init.d/fmsa	Handles SMTP email messages intended for fax delivery.

These background processes (with the exception of SCO Merge and the WFCD) are started automatically whenever the FMS system is rebooted.

Manually Starting Daemons

Faxsched, Fms-httpd, and Swiiftefg

To start the faxsched, fms-httpd, and swiiftefg daemons you can run the startup script manually by typing¹:

/etc/init.d/fms start

Faxgetty

To start the faxgetty daemon if it is not running you must:

1. edit the /etc/inittab file;

2. locate the line(s) that reference the faxgetty program;

3. change the second field from off to respawn-for example change the line from something like:

fxm1:234:off:/opt/faximum/fms/lib/faxgetty fax-line-1

to read

fxm1:234:respawn:/opt/faximum/fms/lib/faxgetty fax-line-1

4. run the following command (as root) to tell the init process that a change has been made to the /etc/inittab file

/etc/telinit q

Enabling Fax Reception

If you wish to receive faxes using FMS then you need to do the following: Note that system performance is slightly better if FMS does not have to configure the modem to receive faxes so only enable reception if you need to receive faxes. If you are running a send-only fax server then skip this step.

1. Set the appropriate line in the /etc/inittab file to enable the faxgetty process. Edit the /etc/inittab file and change the line that reads:

fxm1:234:off:/opt/faximum/fms/lib/faxgetty fax-line-1

to read²

fxm1:234:respawn:/opt/faximum/fms/lib/faxgetty fax-line-1

2. Signal the init process to reread the /etc/inittab file to detect the change that has just been made. Type (as root):

/etc/telinit q

Manually Stopping Daemons

Faxsched, Fms-httpd, and Swiiftefg

To stop the faxsched, fms-httpd, and swiiftefg daemons you can run the shutdown script manually by typing³:

/etc/init.d/fms stop

Faxgetty

To stop the faxgetty daemon you must:

1. edit the /etc/inittab file;

2. locate the line(s) that reference the faxgetty program;

3. change the second field from respawn to off-for example change the line from something like:

fxm1:234:respawn:/opt/faximum/fms/lib/faxgetty fax-line-1

to read⁴

fxm1:234:off:/opt/faximum/fms/lib/faxgetty fax-line-1

4. run the following command (as root) to tell the init process that a change has been made to the /etc/inittab file

/etc/telinit q

NOTE - this will not only terminate the currently executing faxgetty daemon but will prevent the faxgetty from being started when the system is rebooted.

^{a On Linux systems this script is in /etc/rc.d/init.d}

^{b SCO Merge and WFCD are not available for Linux.}

^{1 On Linux this script is /etc/rc.d/init.d/fms}

^{2 If your FMS software in installed in another directory than /opt/faximum (for example, on Linux where the software is installed by default in /var/faximum) then change this line appropriately.}

^{3 On Linux this script is /etc/rc.d/init.d/fms}

^{4 If your FMS software in installed in another directory than /opt/faximum (for example, on Linux where the software is installed by default in /var/faximum) then change this line appropriately.}

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