Every time when I get to my Linux desktop I have to do the folowing to turn on the internet connection:

sudo -i (i give my password here)
/root/24onlineClient -u alfatek (this too asks for a password I've to give)

Is there anyway I can make all this happen automatically on every bootup?

I've heard that scripts can do such things.

So plz help me make such a script and get it to run automatically on bootup.

Thanks a lot for ur help

Btw "sudo /root/24onlineClient -u alfatek" does not do the task so I've to turn to the root user's path.

What distro are you using? Is there a way to make 24onlineClient not request a password?

I'm on Ubuntu Dapper.
I don't think theres a way to make the 24onlineClient to not ask for the password.

Thanks

I would think there is a way to do what you are asking and the software would document it. You could probably write a script and add it to the /etc/rc.d/rclocal file. That would execute after all the init scripts during boot and get your 24online client started.

Here is another option. There is a project called linc on Sourceforge that may solve your problem. This client uses a configuration file to store your password and other login information. The client is a daemon process that can be started up when your system boots. Here is the linc homepage and their project page.

If I get some time I may try to write something that simulates what you are trying to do.

Bill

sudo + expect may do want you want, or just use expect from root user; http://wiki.tcl.tk/201

If this 24onlineClinet requires a password to be interactively entered, you can still automate fairly easily if you enter the password at the prompt and there is only text-based input necessary. For this you can use expect. Can you tell us exactly how this 24onlineClient thing is working? Is there a demo of it in action somewhere?