How do I make a script run at boot?
 

How would I make a script on the machine run at boot?

With slack you just put the script in /etc/rc.d directory and make it executable.

Also you could call it from rc.local:

-Joey

you just write the script and place it in /etc/rc.d/rcX.d.
the X denotes the runlevel . also give it exec: permission for root. thats all

Slackware uses BSD style init scripts, Redhat uses SystemV style scripts. So in slackware, the two answers before youur are correct.

-Joey

Thanks
 

Just a thank you.

Here is a good explanation of the boot process for Slackware.
Slackware Linux 101

how about in Suse 9.2 i need to create a simple script that runs at boot so it can configure my wireless.

Umm, I wrote a script and placed it in /bin so that I may type "start-teamspeak" and it run the script to start a teamspeak server. However, if I add the line "start-teamspeak" to the file rc.local, it doesn't start the process at boot. What could I be doing wrong? Yes, the command works when not called by rc.local.

try
/bin/start-teamspeak
in rc.local