Creating the localnet script
Create the /etc/init.d/localnet script by running
the following command:
cat > /etc/init.d/localnet << "EOF"
#!/bin/sh
# Begin /etc/init.d/localnet
#
# Include the functions declared in the /etc/init.d/functions file
# and include the variables from the /etc/sysconfig/network file.
#
source /etc/init.d/functions
source /etc/sysconfig/network
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Bringing up the loopback interface..."
/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
evaluate_retval
echo -n "Setting up hostname..."
/bin/hostname $HOSTNAME
evaluate_retval
;;
stop)
echo -n "Bringing down the loopback interface..."
/sbin/ifconfig lo down
evaluate_retval
;;
restart)
$0 stop
sleep 1
$0 start
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0: {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
# End /etc/init.d/localnet
EOF