[SOLVED] Executing a script at startup

el_tyro · 05-14-2014, 08:15 AM

Hi all,
I want run a script at startup in fedora. I named this script rc.local and set it in /etc/rc.d path. The content of this script is:

#!/bin/sh -e
source /opt/Xilinx/14.6/ISE_DS/settings64.sh

and I make it executable (#chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.local). Settings64.sh set some environment variables. When I run it by "./rc.local" these environment variables are not set but when I execute by "source rc.local" these variables are set correctly. How can I execute this scripts on boot, successfully?

Please help me.
Thanks

pan64 · 05-14-2014, 08:32 AM

if you want to set it system-wide you need to put that line into /etc/profile (source /opt/Xilinx/14.6/ISE_DS/settings64.sh). You do not need to set anything in /etc/rc.d.

el_tyro · 05-15-2014, 05:41 AM

When I set the command to /etc/profile and reboot my system. The desktop change to white paper without anythings. So I press Ctrl+Alt+F2 and login in terminal and remove this command in /etc/profile for solving this problem. Can you tell me where I locate this command in profile?
and How can I execute this command in boot my system without any problem?

Thanks
el_tyro

pan64 · 05-15-2014, 05:43 AM

that was executed in boot and caused problems. Therefore it should not be executed during boot, or you need to find out the critical part of that file.