script init.d

anna611 · 11-27-2007, 03:34 PM

am looking for weeks to get my script running.

Just to learn it, I made a test, want to run skype at startup.
How does it work?

I wrote a script 'example'

Code:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

/usr/bin/skype

Placed it in /etc/init.d
did chmod +x example
did update-rc.d example defaults

I thought this would be enough?
I test it by typing /etc/init.d/./example,and it works, skype runs.

But it doesn't work when I restart my computer.

Thank you in advance for helping me!

helptonewbie · 11-27-2007, 03:39 PM

thats fine now you've put it into /etc/init.d all you need to do is run 'chkconfig --add example' and that will automatically add in symlinks to your script and that script will then run on start-up

http://www.netadmintools.com/art94.html
gives some good info

anna611 · 11-27-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helptonewbie

thats fine now you've put it into /etc/init.d all you need to do is run 'chkconfig --add example' and that will automatically add in symlinks to your script and that script will then run on start-up

http://www.netadmintools.com/art94.html
gives some good info

Thank you for your reply.

But isn't chkconfig for Redhat?

I used update-rc.d example defaults, I think that's the ame.

But still my script is not working.

Hangdog42 · 11-27-2007, 04:02 PM

The scripts in init.d are almost certainly being run as root, not as a normal user. So if you're logging in as the normal user, then Skype hasn't been started for them. And if you're logging in as root, well, you shouldn't be. There is also the issue that Skype probably requires X to be running in order to start, and X may not yet be functioning when the init.d scripts are run.

unSpawn · 11-27-2007, 04:13 PM

You don't want Skype to start at *system* startup from /etc/init.d since it is an interactive desktop application. Most Desktop Environments allow you to specify applications to startup in one of their configuration screens.

anna611 · 11-27-2007, 04:15 PM

is this the same for crontab? because there it also didn't work:

5 03 * * * export DISPLAY=:1 && /usr/bin/skype start

Hangdog42 · 11-27-2007, 04:48 PM

Maybe you should try explaining your overall goal here because it seems that you're just trying random stuff. And to be honest, I'm not sure that it makes any sense to start Skype as a cron job.

unSpawn · 11-27-2007, 04:49 PM

Try

Code:

5 03 * * * env DISPLAY=":0.0" /usr/bin/skype

?

anna611 · 11-27-2007, 05:54 PM

Actually just to see how crontab works
and to let people sometimes think I am working at the computer, while I'm just an hour away ...

But the most important for test purposes

unSpawn · 11-28-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hangdog42

I'm not sure that it makes any sense to start Skype as a cron job.

Yes it does. And from my POV the train of though isn't that random, it just isn't what it's sposed to be ;-p