How can i run some programs on startup?

ivj · 05-19-2005, 09:19 PM

Basically, I want to bind a few IP address onto my eth0 on startup (ifconfig etho0:1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)

I am not sure about where to put those lines...

If I put them into /etc/profile - they will be executed every time a user logs in.

If I put them into etc/rc.d/rc or something - they will be exectued AFTER my http server starts (which by the way binds to those IP addresses).

So I need to have that code exectued before all the init.d stuff executes... Is there an elegant way to do it (not having to edit those rc scripts?)

Thanks!

cereal83 · 05-20-2005, 03:17 PM

etc/rc.d/rc.local is what I use for slackware for my eth1 and eth2 stuff

lokee · 05-20-2005, 03:41 PM

There is a piece of crucial information missing:
-What is your distro?

Best regards,

PS: Might as well put it in your profile(Things will be easier in the future).

ivj · 05-20-2005, 04:47 PM

I'm running Fedora Core 1

rc.local says that

Quote:

# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

And I need ips to be bound before HTTP server starts using them - not after!

lokee · 05-21-2005, 09:14 AM

Ok, I don't know how you can do this the clean way; but I sure know one.

Code:

cat /etc/rc.d/init.d/apache2

Or maybe /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd if the latter doesn't exist.

Then I'll tell you at which line you should put your command.

But anyways, you can try another way:
http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/...sysconfig.html
I have a good feeling about the "static-routes" one.

Well, hope this helps.
Best regards,

ivj · 05-21-2005, 04:37 PM

Hmm I guess that is pretty simple... why haven't I thought about it?