When running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS Linux, Jedox automatically integrates itself with the "System V" init system of the host operating system. This integration enables a running Jedox instance to be shut down properly by the host system on a restart or power-off event. It also enables the user to configure a specific Jedox instance to be started automatically when the operating system is booted.
See related article: Start/Stop Jedox on Linux
Automatic creation of init.d file
When Jedox is installed on a compatible distribution, it will automatically register itself with init as a service. Specifically, if the file /etc/redhat-release exists, the file jedox-suite.sh is copied in the directory /etc/init.d/, with the name jedox-suite. Once registered with init as a service, Jedox will not be registered to automatically start when the operating system is booted up. However, this registration allows the system to recognize and automatically stop a running Jedox instance at reboot or shutdown.
Registering Jedox to start automatically
If you want a Jedox instance to be started automatically, it has to be added to the operating system's run-level configuration with the following command:
systemctl enable jedox-suiteAfter executing this command, Jedox automatically starts when the operating system is booting. As described above, the system also attempts to stop Jedox when shutting down.
Necessary changes when relocating a Jedox installation
If you want to relocate a Jedox instance to another installation path, you must perform the following steps:
- Make sure that the Jedox instance is not currently running.
- Move the Jedox installation directory to the new location.
- In htdocs/app/etc/config.php file, modify the value of the defined constant
CFG_STORAGE_PFXand set the correct path of the relocated installation in single quotes with forward slashes; for example:Copy'/opt/jedox/ps_new/' - Replace the value of the INSTALL_PATH variable in the scripts jedox-suite.sh with the new, correct directory path.
The following example describes the steps for moving a Jedox installation from directory /opt/jedox/ps_old to /opt/jedox/ps_:
# stop the Jedox instance
/opt/jedox/ps_old/jedox-suite.sh stop
# move old instance to the new location
mv /opt/jedox/ps_old /opt/jedox/ps_new
# replace the INSTALL_PATH variable in jedox-suite.sh
sed -i.bak "s:INSTALL_PATH=/opt/jedox/ps_old:INSTALL_PATH=/opt/jedox/ps_new:g" "/opt/jedox/ps/jedox-suite.sh"
#replace the INSTALL_PATH variable in /etc/init.d/jedox-suite.sh
sed -i.bak "s:INSTALL_PATH=/opt/jedox/ps_old:INSTALL_PATH=/opt/jedox/ps_new:g" "/etc/init.d/jedox-suite"
# start the relocated instance
/opt/jedox/ps_new/jedox-suite.sh startUpdated July 21, 2025