command :"startmain"

My guess is your running the 1.2 release.

The docs for 1.3 expect the new version of swift-init.

The docs for 1.2 are here:
http://swift.openstack.org/1.2/

Specifically your startmain script should look like this:
#!/bin/bash

swift-init proxy-server start
swift-init account-server start
swift-init container-server start
swift-init object-server start

okay,i am trying it .thx clayg

When I run I startmain these errors appear even, I change the file startmain :

root@ubuntu:~/bin# startmain
Starting proxy-server...(/etc/swift/proxy-server.conf)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/swift-proxy-server", line 7, in <module>
    execfile(__file__)
  File "/root/swift/trunk/bin/swift-proxy-server", line 22, in <module>
    run_wsgi(conf_file, 'proxy-server', default_port=8080, **options)
  File "/root/swift/trunk/swift/common/wsgi.py", line 122, in run_wsgi
    loadapp('config:%s' % conf_file, global_conf={'log_name': log_name})
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 204, in loadapp
    return loadobj(APP, uri, name=name, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 224, in loadobj
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 278, in _loadconfig
    return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 405, in get_context
    global_additions=global_additions)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 503, in _pipeline_app_context
    for name in pipeline[:-1]]
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 409, in get_context
    section)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 431, in _context_from_use
    object_type, name=use, global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 361, in get_context
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 285, in _loadegg
    return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 561, in get_context
    object_type, name=name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 600, in find_egg_entry_point
    for prot in protocol_options] or '(no entry points)'))))
LookupError: Entry point 'wauth' not found in egg 'swift' (dir: /root/swift/trunk; protocols: paste.filter_factory, paste.filter_app_factory; entry_points: )

help, please
tks

When I run I startmain these errors appear even, I change the file startmain :

root@ubuntu:~/bin# startmain
Starting proxy-server...(/etc/swift/proxy-server.conf)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/swift-proxy-server", line 7, in <module>
    execfile(__file__)
  File "/root/swift/trunk/bin/swift-proxy-server", line 22, in <module>
    run_wsgi(conf_file, 'proxy-server', default_port=8080, **options)
  File "/root/swift/trunk/swift/common/wsgi.py", line 122, in run_wsgi
    loadapp('config:%s' % conf_file, global_conf={'log_name': log_name})
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 204, in loadapp
    return loadobj(APP, uri, name=name, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 224, in loadobj
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 278, in _loadconfig
    return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 405, in get_context
    global_additions=global_additions)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 503, in _pipeline_app_context
    for name in pipeline[:-1]]
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 409, in get_context
    section)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 431, in _context_from_use
    object_type, name=use, global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 361, in get_context
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 248, in loadcontext
    global_conf=global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 285, in _loadegg
    return loader.get_context(object_type, name, global_conf)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 561, in get_context
    object_type, name=name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/paste/deploy/loadwsgi.py", line 600, in find_egg_entry_point
    for prot in protocol_options] or '(no entry points)'))))
LookupError: Entry point 'wauth' not found in egg 'swift' (dir: /root/swift/trunk; protocols: paste.filter_factory, paste.filter_app_factory; entry_points: )

help, please
tks

Looks like in your pipeline in /etc/swift/proxy-server.conf you have "wauth" instead of "swauth"

thank you for your answer