Hi,
I put these 3 lines at the end of my rc.local file.

echo Hello denis
login -f root
echo Hello denis

The first "Hello denis" is execute and i see it,
then compare the command line
but the last "hello denis" isn't execute!!!! why?
can you help me?

thanks
bye

Denis

It will display once you logout, that is if the
login -f root is run to completion.



Cheers,
Tink

I'm not positive on this, but I think what happens is that the login command essentially ends the rc.local's execution. Are you booting into the command line or the gui? If you're loading into the gui, there are better ways to run commands, using a user's .xinitrc file.

yes...now I see that it will display when logout...mmm

I'm booting into the command line...and I will automatically execute a command (or a program) after the login....is it possible?
can you help me?

many thanks

Do you want the script to run regardless of who is logging in, or do you want different (or no) scripts for different users?

If you want to have a general startup script for all users, you can insert the script into /etc/init.d, and then use chkconfig to enable it for the run levels you want it to run at.

i.e.

make /etc/init.d/boot.script

then type

chkconfig 3 boot.script on

this will enable the boot.script file in runlevel 3. It will create a symbolic link to the script in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/ That way, whenever the computer enters runlevel 3, it should run. If you want user level scripting... it's definitely doable, but I'm not positive on how to do it for the command line.

Oh, and the chkconfig tool is redhat specific, so if you're using a different distro, you might have to do it manually, download chkconfig, or use a similar tool. I know gentoo, debian, and suse have similar functions, but with different names. Something like rc-update I think.

This post had something similar, it might be of interest.

h**p://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2004-July/046195.html


OK... just talked to a friend fo mine about it, and there is an easier way for post login stuff to run in command line. In each user's home directory, there is a file called .bashrc or .cshrc depending on which shell you use. anything in that file will be run after that user logs in. That's probably your best bet....

I resolved my problem without execute the command after the login...

....but you give me some interesting info and now I will try it...

thanks

bye