running a script from iniittab

aeby · 05-18-2007, 05:19 AM

Hi ,

I am planning to run a script for example xyz.sh , but i want to do it from inittab, ans put a wait of 30 minutes before the script runs again. can anyone please tell me how to run a script from inittab.

Thanks in advance

BYe

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-18-2007, 05:28 AM

What Linux are you using, and how many times ultimately does the script need to run? Infinitely every half hour, or just twice?
Also, what run-level(s) will the script be run in -- every runlevel, or just multi-user or single-user or... ?

aeby · 05-23-2007, 02:41 AM

Hi
i need to run a script to bqackup files from one branch to another , it should run every 30 mminutes, i want it to run on runlevel 3.

Thanks in advance

Regards

theYinYeti · 05-23-2007, 03:13 AM

If that is only on runlevel 3, then indeed /etc/inittab is a handy place to put it in. You'd then put a line about like this (I'm not on Linux ATM):

Code:

ys:3:respawn:sh -c '/path/to/your/script; sleep 30m'

If any runlevel would do, you'd better use cron.

Yves.