i have setup a samba server / dhcp server and SQL server succesfully, they all run without a hitch, however when i reboot half of it doesn't work, as they are not being started as system processes, i am using SuSe Linux Pro 9.1, i presume that cron jobs are that of which i need? If so could anyone point me in the rough direction of how to do it?
You should be able to manage the system processes with Suse's YAST tool. Cron is for scheduling commands/scripts to run at designated times, for automation purposes (i.e. update, clean tmp folders, check file permissions, email reports, etc).
I second that. You need to specify to start these services after booting, (or when your computer reaches a certain run level).. It's been a while since I used Linux, so I can't remember which run level is which. However, there is a file that is there (or can be easily created) to specify things that you want to start after booting. General rule of thumb, look for a file called rc.local.. usually something like /etc/rc.d/rc.local or /etc/init.d/rc.local. in this file type out the commands that you normally would to start the services.
