running my application automatically on starting the linux

vimmi · 02-28-2007, 04:22 AM

hi ,

i have a little problem so i need help.
i developed an application for linux in C language. now i want to start my application automatically on starting the linux. so how can i do this. i know i need to write a shellscript but i dont know shell programming. so please help me.

thanks.

unSpawn · 02-28-2007, 05:43 AM

Easiest is to find out if your system runs SysV (copy & mod one script) or BSD initscripts (add to).
If it's not a service then you can also dump it in /etc/rc.d/rc.local or equivalent.

Pioner · 02-28-2007, 09:05 AM

Every time the system starts it reads file /etc/profile (or looks like this, this may vary from system to system).
You should put at end of this file string, which contains call of your programm with full path, all needed command-line arguments. Shell will read it just the same as you type in command prompt.

unSpawn · 02-28-2007, 02:56 PM

Every time the system starts it reads file /etc/profile (...) You should put at end of this file string, which contains call of your programm with full path
That means the app will be run each time /etc/profile is run...

alienDog · 02-28-2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pioner

Every time the system starts it reads file /etc/profile (or looks like this, this may vary from system to system).
You should put at end of this file string, which contains call of your programm with full path, all needed command-line arguments. Shell will read it just the same as you type in command prompt.

Actually /etc/profile gets run when a shell is started, and even then only when the shell is an interactive login shell (man bash). i.e. it will not get run when the system starts up, but rather when you login. /etc/rc.d/rc.local (or /etc/init.d/rc.local or /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.local or whatever) would be the correct location for a program that will be started when the system boots.