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Old 05-08-2010, 03:13 PM   #1
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how to starting up a script or a program at boot time

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I wanted to know how can I make my programs or script automatically start at boot time ,for example if I restart my server at any time they start at boot time automatically with no need to any body to start them.
 
Old 05-08-2010, 03:56 PM   #2
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Edit /etc/init.d/boot.local (or whatever equivalent your distro uses) to add the commands to start your programs.
 
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You can configure cron jobs to start at reboot.
 
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