Solved: run script on startup

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mister_v
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Solved: run script on startup

Post by 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
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Re: run script on startup

Post by 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
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Re: run script on startup

Post by 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
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Re: run script on startup

Post by 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
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Re: run script on startup

Post by mister_v »

Thanks,

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/etc/rc.local
works great.
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