Important:

The service script will only start if <JAVA_HOME> and <PA_HOME> are set and the PingAccess license file is found.

  1. Copy the PingAccess script file from <PA_HOME>/sbin/linux/pingaccess to /etc/init.d.
  2. Optional: Create a new user to run PingAccess.
  3. Create the folder /var/run/pingaccess.
    Note:

    Ensure that the user who will run the service has read and write permissions to the folder.

  4. Edit the script file /etc/init.d/pingaccess and set the values of following variables at the beginning of the script:
    • export <JAVA_HOME>=: Specify the Java install folder.
    • export <PA_HOME>= : Specify the PingAccess install folder.
    • export USER=: (Optional) Specify username to run the service or leave empty for the default.
  5. To register the service, from the /etc/init.d folder, run: 
    chkconfig --add pingaccess
  6. To make the service script executable, run: 
    chmod +x pingaccess

After registering, you can use the service command to control the PingAccess service. The available commands are:

start
Start the PingAccess service.
stop
Stop the PingAccess service.
restart
Restart the PingAccess service.
status
Show the status of the PingAccess service and the service process identifier (PID).
Note:

The command service pingaccess status displays the current status of the running PingAccess service.