For the init script based approach for starting up AOLserver,
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FR# 746579 Server instance controller process
would be quite useful.
On a "Production mode" setting in config.tcl, that sort of thing is
pretty easy, I do it all the time. (I don't see why it requires a
TIP, though.) Probably more involved than implementing it is deciding
exactly how you want it to work.
Personally, I key my Production vs. Development vs. Staging servers
off of the directory name where OpenACS is located, e.g.
/web/mysite-dev/ vs. /web/mysite-prod/.
That way it is entirely automatic, no editing of code
required. But perhaps the rest of you want a different system.
