Running artsd on startup

jrdioko · 01-07-2006, 08:21 PM

Where is the correct/default place in which artsd is run at startup? As far back as I can remember, it was always running without me having to do anything. After upgrading from Slack 10.1 to 10.2 (or something else I've done recently and not realized), it's not starting anymore, requiring a manual "artsd &". I'd stick it in rc.local or something, but I know it's started automatically in the past, and was wondering where that's done in Slack.

Thanks.

Poetics · 01-07-2006, 08:45 PM

/etc/rc.d/rc.local can call it, if it's not called by something else (like a custom rc.artsd script). The upgrade to 10.2 may have disabled the execute flag on it. If you see an rc.artsd file in your /etc/rc.d, a little chmod +x will do the trick upon next boot.

jrdioko · 01-07-2006, 08:57 PM

No rc.artsd file in /etc/rc.d, and none there before as far as I know. "grep -R *artsd* *" in /etc shows nothing. Maybe it used to be run from a file somewhere that got replaced by a foo.new from the upgrade? It was always running from startup before and I never remember having to do anything to get that to happen. Anyone with pre-10.2 willing to grep around (that is, assuming it was the upgrade that changed it)?

jrdioko · 01-08-2006, 02:55 PM

Silly me, found it in my .xinitrc and never remembered putting it there. Thanks anyway for the help. Is it something that can/should be put in rc.local to be running all the time? I always thought of it as more of something X programs would be using.

shilo · 01-08-2006, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrdioko

Is it something that can/should be put in rc.local to be running all the time?

No

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrdioko

I always thought of it as more of something X programs would be using.

You're right.