Solved: run script on startup

[mister_v]

Hi,

Ho do I run a script when my linux PC starts up.

I want to run a script that check some url's when my pc boots.
But it has to be done after the network is setup.

Thanks

[Chris]

On my gentoo box I use

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/etc/conf.d/local.start

Local should run on start up by default and executes as the last thing.

Just add a line with the command to execute,
or the path to the script to execute.

[mister_v]

Thanks,

But i don't have the file:

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/etc/conf.d/local.start

I use Kubuntu 9.10.

Is there another method?

I thought of creating a service in

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/etc/init.d

[Chris]

To start a script at boot in ubuntu,
you can add a line in

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/etc/rc.local

You can also create a service, but that perhaps overkill.

The quick and dirty way to create a service:

• 1- create a file under init.d :

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  sudo nano /etc/init.d/new_script

  2- put your command lines/script in the file & save it
  3- make the file executable :

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  sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/new_script

  4- make it run on boot :

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  sudo update-rc.d new_script defaults

[mister_v]

Thanks,

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/etc/rc.local

works great.