FileMaker Pro Server 5.5 on Mac OS X won't startup automatically when the machine boots. According to the documentation and FileMaker technical support, the only way to start the so-called "server" is to run the FileMaker Server Config app and click the "Start" button. Since this is totally lame and unacceptable, I devised a workaround.
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STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS
FMPSERVER=-YES-
{
Description = "FileMaker Pro Server";
Provides = ("FMPServer");
Requires = ("Resolver");
OrderPreference = "None";
Messages =
{
start = "Starting FileMaker Pro Server";
stop = "Stopping FileMaker Pro Server";
};
}Contents of FMPServer:#!/bin/sh
. /etc/rc.common
##
# Start up FileMaker Pro Server
##
if [ "${FMPSERVER:=-NO-}" = "-YES-" ]; then
ConsoleMessage "Starting FileMaker Pro Server"
# If the FileMaker Server 5.5 folder is in a different location
# from the one shown below, modify the path appropriately!
cd "/Applications/FileMaker Server 5.5/FileMaker Server Config.app/Contents/Resources/"
./fmserverd start -c fmserver.conf
fi
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