/etc/init.d/hostapd status
* hostapd is not running
/etc/default/hostapd
# Defaults for hostapd initscript
#
# See /usr/share/doc/hostapd/README.Debian for information about alternative
# methods of managing hostapd.
#
# Uncomment and set DAEMON_CONF to the absolute path of a hostapd configuration
# file and hostapd will be started during system boot. An example configuration
# file can be found at /usr/share/doc/hostapd/examples/hostapd.conf.gz
#
#DAEMON_CONF=""
# Additional daemon options to be appended to hostapd command:-
# -d show more debug messages (-dd for even more)
# -K include key data in debug messages
# -t include timestamps in some debug messages
#
# Note that -B (daemon mode) and -P (pidfile) options are automatically
# configured by the init.d script and must not be added to DAEMON_OPTS.
#
#DAEMON_OPTS=""
RUN_DAEMON="yes"
DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
/etc/init.d/hostapd
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: hostapd
# Required-Start: $remote_fs
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs
# Should-Start: $network
# Should-Stop:
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon
# Description: Userspace IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP
# Authenticator
### END INIT INFO
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
DAEMON_SBIN=/usr/sbin/hostapd
DAEMON_DEFS=/etc/default/hostapd
DAEMON_CONF=
NAME=hostapd
DESC="advanced IEEE 802.11 management"
PIDFILE=/var/run/hostapd.pid
[ -x "$DAEMON_SBIN" ] || exit 0
[ -s "$DAEMON_DEFS" ] && . /etc/default/hostapd
[ -n "$DAEMON_CONF" ] || exit 0
DAEMON_OPTS="-B -P $PIDFILE $DAEMON_OPTS $DAEMON_CONF"
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
case "$1" in
start)
log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --start --oknodo --quiet --exec "$DAEMON_SBIN" \
--pidfile "$PIDFILE" -- $DAEMON_OPTS >/dev/null
log_end_msg "$?"
;;
stop)
log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --quiet --exec "$DAEMON_SBIN" \
--pidfile "$PIDFILE"
log_end_msg "$?"
;;
reload)
log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --exec "$DAEMON_SBIN" \
--pidfile "$PIDFILE"
log_end_msg "$?"
;;
restart|force-reload)
$0 stop
sleep 8
$0 start
;;
status)
status_of_proc "$DAEMON_SBIN" "$NAME"
exit $?
;;
*)
N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload|reload|status}" >&2
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0