rc.d

charafantah · 07-27-2005, 12:36 PM

i have a small bash script, that i would like to be runned everytime a user start his computer, and everytime before he shuts down

i thought of placing it in rc5.d and rc0.d
i made

Code:

ln -s ../scripname.sh S80script

but for some weird reason, it didnt work, and it worked, when i placed the same under .kde/Autorun under each users directory....

what am i missing here?
also, is there anyother way to run it in shutdown else than rc0.d ? as i might use Autorun in .kde if i can find somehow to run before shutdown

regards,
Achraf El Kashef

traene · 07-27-2005, 12:49 PM

I think your skirpt needs a start (and a stop) method. something like:

Code:

case $1 in
    start)
         # do start your things.
        ;;
    stop)
        # do whatever to stop your things
        ;;
     *)
         # print some usage.
         ;;
esac

You may have a look at the other scripts.

charafantah · 07-28-2005, 05:11 AM

thanks,,
that worked fine...

but my script turned out to be a complete failuer.... as its being executed before anyone log in, and my script depend on the command "whoami" a lot...

so i think it will be better if i use with the Autorun folder in ~/.kde/

but i need to run it again at logout or before shutdown.... where can i add such action?

thanks

pfonseca · 07-28-2005, 05:30 AM

If your script follows System V arquitecture it can be called/stopped in rc* dirs. Check other scripts that may already be there and follow their structure.

However, it seems to me that the correct place to invoque your script might me from /etc/.bashrc or similar (system wide init scripts, wich are executed at login)

charafantah · 07-28-2005, 06:37 AM

thanks for help...

i found out that if i create a directory called shutdown under ~/.kde/ it will execute anything in this dir.

so am now using
~/.kde/Autostart/ to execute at login
and
~/.kde/shutdown/ to execute when logout
and it's working fine now

thanks alot

pfonseca · 07-28-2005, 07:05 AM

Yes, assuming that you want to run/cleanup your script actions _only_ when your users use KDE.

I would go for ~/.bashrc , because it is independent of whether you use KDE, GNOME or other desktop manager. (but I cannot help you on the shutdown issue, regarding your whoami dependance)

regards