Spring Boot init.d not Not running (process not found)

Question

I was trying to follow the instructions from here, where trying to run the Spring Boot app as init.d service but could not successfully.

I created the fully executable jar (myapp.jar) as mentioned and also created the symlink to /etc/init.d/myapp When I run the java -jar myapp.jar I could see the application start up successfully.

But when I try to use

service myapp status it says Not running (process not found)

service myapp start it says Failed to start

the documentation says "Assuming that you have a Spring Boot application installed in /var/myapp" I don't understand this point quite well. I copied the executable jar (via Jenkins) to /var/myapp. so it contains only one file which is jar. does this create the problem?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Environment:

springBootVersion = '1.3.2.RELEASE'
JDK6 (yes it is)
Ubuntu 12.04

Your application has not been registered as service. So you can use service command to check the status of your application. For more information check this thread http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3922554/java-running-as-a-unix-service — Pradeep Kr Kaushal, Mar 07 '16 at 02:48
Thanks for reply.but i still dint get it right. do i need to write extra script for it ? which is not mentioned in spring doc link i cited . so where should i use $nohup java -jar program.jar & this? — Sasi Kathimanda, Mar 07 '16 at 09:19
Actually, the spring doc is not very explicit. You also need to do the steps for "systemctl" when using "service". The official documentation for Debian "service" command is clearer: **https://wiki.debian.org/systemd/Services** Using spring documentation: **https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/deployment.html#deployment-install** — Netsab612, Aug 16 '20 at 09:38

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '19 at 14:50

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Sometimes, you may need to run: sudo systemctl daemon-reload for your new service to be loaded.

answered Feb 11 '19 at 14:50

LivePwndz

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '16 at 08:05

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You must register your jar as service. Look at http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/htmlsingle/#deployment-initd-service

answered Mar 07 '16 at 08:05

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i already have followed the same link in my question and completed 55.1.1 section.but the problem still coming probably i am missing something – Sasi Kathimanda Mar 07 '16 at 09:11
What is result when you execute service myapp start? – marok Mar 07 '16 at 09:14
"Failed to start" , as I mentioned it in the question – Sasi Kathimanda Mar 07 '16 at 09:15
Look at logs of your application and there will be reason – marok Mar 07 '16 at 09:16
application is not started when i tried service myapp start. so i dont have application log – Sasi Kathimanda Mar 07 '16 at 09:23
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Could you check if you have logs in /var/log/myapp.log or in directory where you install this app. Check also if you have permissions to run app. – marok Mar 07 '16 at 10:27
it says start-stop-daemon: unrecognized option '--no-close' – Sasi Kathimanda Mar 07 '16 at 10:28
edit /etc/init.d/myapp and remove '--no-close' option – marok Mar 07 '16 at 10:36
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/105548/discussion-between-sasi-kathimanda-and-marok). – Sasi Kathimanda Mar 07 '16 at 10:48

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 04 '20 at 07:43

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In ubuntu you need reload deamon with sudo systemctl daemon-reload

answered Sep 04 '20 at 07:43

Guillermo De Los Santos

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[Ctrl + C] and [Ctrl + V] is not a solution, it's just a [copy of the above answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35835146/spring-boot-init-d-not-not-running-process-not-found/54633150#54633150) – xKobalt Sep 04 '20 at 09:26

Spring Boot init.d not Not running (process not found)

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