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How to add a startup program in Linux??

Hello All,

I have a execuatble shell program that I need to run upon startup:

Code:

prompt$ cat program.sh

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

/prod/sbin/snmpd -c /prod/etc/snmpd.conf -s -l /dev/null -P /prod/var/run/snmpd -a

/sbin/route add -net 192.168.30.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.2.3

/sbin/route add -net 192.168.110.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.2.3

/sbin/route add -net 192.168.80.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.2.3

/sbin/route add -net 192.168.100.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.2.3

I tried adding the lines to the rc.local file in /etc .. but the script never runs. Can some tell me how I can get these lines to execute upon start up so my netork can be properly configured???

Also .. I am using Red Hat 9(for various reasons). I know that in Fedora Core 6, I could just simply add the program thru, preferences->more prefernces->session->starup programs. However on this particular machine, I have no gui, so I must figure out a way to maually add it(ie. thru the commmand line).

Thanks again and Take Care

Hi,

Does your init script have command to execute rc.local?

Happy Penguins!

Hello,

Thanks for relplying ... How would I find out if my init script has a command to run rc.local. How do I find this out and correct it if necessary??

Thanks again and Take Care

Depending on what teh script is for, and how critical it's place in the startup process is, you can always add it to crontab using

@reboot /path/program.sh

I'm surprised that an entry in rc.local like

/path/program.sh

doesn't work. To check if rc.local is running, try adding something like

touch /home/your_username/test

Does program.sh run from the command line (ie is it executable)?

and see if it's there after a reboot.