execute perl file at startup linux

!! hack-back !! · 01-27-2014, 06:18 PM

hello mind,
i want to add perl file to work alone after reboot machine.
i dont have cron jobs permissions. because i dont have root permission.
can i add lines for the perl itself to do this ?
some one told me that i can do this from /var/run/screen
but i dont know about that .
need help urgent ...
thank you

unSpawn · 01-28-2014, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by !! hack-back !!

can i add lines for the perl itself to do this ?

Unless tied to startup scripts applications and binaries don't run themselves.

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Originally Posted by !! hack-back !!

some one told me that i can do this from /var/run/screen
but i dont know about that .

That's a chicken and egg thing because you would still have to start screen automagically first ;-p

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Originally Posted by !! hack-back !!

i dont have cron jobs permissions. because i dont have root permission.

Discuss permissions to run your personal crontab or adding something to /etc/rc.d/rc.local with the ones in charge?

!! hack-back !! · 01-28-2014, 07:10 AM

/etc/rc.d/rc.local is for root permission ,
what else you recommended ?
i need another way

schneidz · 01-28-2014, 07:36 AM

for the system to do it automatically, i would put it in /etc/rc.local.
for the user to do it once logged in you can put it in ~/.bash_profile.
some newer distros support a @reboot directive in the users crontab.

!! hack-back !! · 01-28-2014, 11:07 AM

okay what i must put in ~/.bash_profile ?

schneidz · 01-28-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by !! hack-back !!

okay what i must put in ~/.bash_profile ?

the path to the perl script.

unSpawn · 01-28-2014, 12:10 PM

Note the last suggestion will only work for the user if s/he logs in. So still the chicken and egg thing.
Why don't you talk to the admin responsible for this machine? Saves you a lot of trouble.