how can i run "sh <file>" automatically when i start linux?

kublador · 03-02-2003, 05:35 AM

is there a way.... like in windows.... its autoexec.bat....
how about in linux? what is the file that contains the commands that will be performed during startup?
thank you.

MasterC · 03-02-2003, 05:42 AM

Depends on your distro, but most have an rc.local file. Place your .sh file in there with full path and it should start at startup after that. Look for the rc.local file in /etc

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Mara · 03-02-2003, 06:20 AM

Or /etc/rc.d/rc. It 's started earlier (rc.local - after all other scripts).

Artimus · 03-02-2003, 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by Mara
Or /etc/rc.d/rc. It 's started earlier (rc.local - after all other scripts).

Finally somebody else sensative to Slack's init scripts. So what if System V is standard?

kublador · 03-02-2003, 11:08 AM

i got it...
hmmmm what is System V?
what does it mean? =)

MasterC · 03-02-2003, 04:11 PM

It's the init process. When things are booting up, depending on your init style scripts (Slackware uses BSD Style init scripts, most of your mainstream distros like RH, and Mandy use System V init scripts) you boot up differently.

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kkempter · 03-02-2003, 05:00 PM

The rc scripts are generally for system scripts like bringing up a database or the ftp daemon , etc.. If the script you want to start automatically is more of a user login thing, like a script that sets certian environment variables or executes an end user program; then a better place for it is as an entry in the .bashrc file for the specific user.