## Startup To have this start upon each boot, add the following lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local # Start openfire if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.openfire ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.openfire start fi You will also want to put the following into /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown (if that file does not exist, create it and make it executable): # Stop openfire if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.openfire ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.openfire stop fi ## Setup For information about setup see: http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-an-openfire-instant-messaging-server-on-centos-5.6 http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/documentation/database.html http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/documentation/install-guide.html