Directory/script Question

BajaNick · 08-11-2003, 11:12 AM

What directories do i put scripts in to run at startup and at shutdown? thanks

/bin/bash · 08-11-2003, 11:23 AM

If you want a script to run at startup edit the /etc/rc.local file or put the script in the /etc/profile.d/ and name it bla.sh if you use bash or bla.csh if you use csh.

Shutdown you should put a link in /etc/rc.d/rc.0/ which points to the script. The link should be named SXXscript where XX is a number you can use to determine in what order it is executed.

BajaNick · 08-11-2003, 01:14 PM

Im not sure i understand, Can you post an example like a script that wouls run when the system shuts down? thanks

Corin · 08-11-2003, 02:13 PM

As you have RedHat 9, why do you not look in

/etc/rc.d/rc3.d

to see examples of scripts which are executed when the run level is entered S*, and examples of scripts which are executed when the run level is exited. Note that these are all symbolic links going to files in /etc/rc.d/init.d such that the same script is used for starting up a service and for shutting down by means of a command line parameter.