Startup Script of MathLM for Linux

You may start MathLM manually at any time using the command-line options as described in

http://support.wolfram.com/networkmathematica/mathlm/allplatforms/startmathlm.html

However, it is typical to use a startup script to ensure that MathLM starts automatically when the system is rebooted. The following startup script mathlm and configuration file mathlm.conf can be used to perform tasks such as starting, stopping and restarting MathLM daemons.

To configure the MathLM server:

1. Copy the file mathlm to your system startup/initialization directory. On Linux, it is /etc/rc.d/init.d

2. Change permissions on the mathlm file to make it executable.

   chmod 555 mathlm
   
3. Create a symbolic link /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S80mathlm and /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S80mathlm to /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm

   ln -s /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S80mathlm /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm
   ln -s /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S80mathlm etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm

3. Copy the file mathlm.conf to /etc.

4. Edit the mathlm.conf file and modify entries to reflect your system configuration. 

To start manually the MathLM server:

   /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm start

To get the status of the MathLM server:

   /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm status

To stop manually the MathLM server:

   /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm stop

To restart manually the MathLM server:

   /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm restart

To restart manually the MathLM server only if it is already running:

   /etc/rc.d/init.d/mathlm condrestart