LinuxQuestions.org - start an user script at boot: Shall we prefer the INITTAB or /etc/init.d method ?

- Debian (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/)

- - start an user script at boot: Shall we prefer the INITTAB or /etc/init.d method ? (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/start-an-user-script-at-boot-shall-we-prefer-the-inittab-or-etc-init-d-method-783454/)

start an user script at boot: Shall we prefer the INITTAB or /etc/init.d method ?

Hello,

In order to start some scripts from an user, it is better to favour INITTAB or /etc/init.d method?

Quote:

#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
execlp( "login", "login", "-f", "fred", 0);
}

then
gcc -o autologinfred autologinfred.c

then modify:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /usr/local/sbin/autologinfred 38400 tty1

then
change the .bashrc

or

/etc/init.d/S98startuserscripts

Code:

#! /bin/sh

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

if [ `id -u` = 0 ] ; then

  #echo switching to freevo user

  #exec su --shell /bin/sh fred -c "$0 $@"

  su --shell /bin/bash fred -c "sh $HOME/mysupermegascript"

fi

exit 0

What is more secured, what is more standard, what is better, what is more debian i.e. stable?

inittab is used for all needed stuff (defaults) to boot your system (init reads this when booting).

/etc/init.d is the normal place for customizing the above and supports more user interaction